Liam Jones
Liam Jones.
My name is Liam Jones and I am 14 years old. I have been living in Dubai since 2012. I moved here from the UK where I was born on Valentines Day in 2010. I’m a lover not a fighter!
I was diagnosed with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy when I was 15 months old. Duchenne is a neuromuscular disease resulting in progressive muscle degeneration and weakness. Despite my condition, I live every day to the fullest and have many passions and interests in my life which make me very happy.
I am in year 9 at Arcadia High School and my favourite subjects are Cooking, Art, Design Technology, History and P.E.
My passion for cooking started a long time ago when I used to cook with my Nanay and then a bit later when I met Ms. Jean and she introduced me to my mentor, Reif Othman who has taught me to cook a few special dishes! I have cooking at school every Monday and my Mom is so happy when I bring home food for Dinner every Monday. She is not a big fan of cooking!
I started painting when I was in Year 1 when I attended Little Masterpieces over summer camp and 9 years later I still go to art lessons and I have produced some stunning art pieces which are mainly my interpretations of famous artists like Van Gogh, Salvadore Dali, Pablo Picasso, Andy Warhol etc. I am very proud to have won some awards over the years.
My other passion is sport and I love watching Football (Chelsea & Al Ahli Saudi FC) and Cycling (especially the Tour De France). I am an accomplished sailor and have achieved my RYA Silver Award (Royal Yachting Association) which I am very proud of and for 5 years, I rode horses at Desert Palm and played football with Soccer Kids.
I have a great bunch of friends in Dubai, many of which I was in primary school with and we still hang out together and almost every weekend, we go to movies, restaurants and some sort of leisure activity.