{"id":211,"date":"2025-02-03T02:51:37","date_gmt":"2025-02-03T02:51:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/mahad\/?page_id=211"},"modified":"2025-02-03T03:03:21","modified_gmt":"2025-02-03T03:03:21","slug":"about-me","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/mahad\/about-me\/","title":{"rendered":"About me"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Hi everyone!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My name is Mahad Ahmad, and I am a new student at ODU! I recently transferred from NVCC, where I graduated with an Associate&#8217;s Degree in Cybersecurity. While I was studying at NVCC, I was able to get the CompTIA Network+ certificate. I am currently studying for the CompTIA Security+ certificate, and I plan on taking the exam next month! \ud83d\ude00<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019m really into fashion\u2014especially when it\u2019s not fast fashion. I care a lot about sustainability and how the industry impacts the environment, so I try to be mindful of what I wear and support brands that do better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Music is a huge part of my life. My playlist is all over the place, with artists like Radiohead, OsamaSon, Kendrick Lamar, Westside Gunn, Dean Blunt, Tyler, The Creator, and The Mar\u00edas on repeat. Always open to recommendations!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I also love playing basketball, but I\u2019m currently working through a knee injury with physical therapy\u2014hoping to get back on the court soon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I was born in Pakistan but have been in the U.S. since 2012, so this has been home for most of my life.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/mahad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38155\/2025\/02\/image-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"452\" height=\"813\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/mahad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38155\/2025\/02\/image-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-215\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/mahad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38155\/2025\/02\/image-1.png 452w, https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/mahad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38155\/2025\/02\/image-1-167x300.png 167w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 452px) 100vw, 452px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hi everyone! My name is Mahad Ahmad, and I am a new student at ODU! I recently transferred from NVCC, where I graduated with an Associate&#8217;s Degree in Cybersecurity. While I was studying at NVCC, I was able to get&#8230; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/mahad\/about-me\/\">Continue Reading &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30064,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":"[]"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/mahad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/211"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/mahad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/mahad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/mahad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/30064"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/mahad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=211"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/mahad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/211\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":217,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/mahad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/211\/revisions\/217"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/mahad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=211"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}