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Name: Alkalik
Three words to describe yourself: motivated, postitive, outgoing
For the first 20 years of his life, Alkalik lived in New Jersey. In 1992, he moved to Atlanta for "opportunities" and "a different pace." He used to be a full time street vendor and now he is an IT consultant. Alkalik says, "In New Jersey, there are a lot of street vendors . . . so the culture breeds the here." On the weekends, Alkalik is still a street vendor for festivals. For career goals, he wants to take his business internationally and network with different people. He is married and wants to become a father. Alkalik loves to travel and Egypt and Ghana are his favorite countries that he has traveled to. "[Ghana] reminds you of the islands like Jamaica . . . very tropical," he says. Alkalik also wants to go to all of the countries in Africa and South America.