Julien Clement – Franco-American Teen
“If you really want to do something, you will work hard for it”. (Edmund Hillary)
Julien was born in Paris in August 2002. His mother is French, from Paris, and his father is American, raised in Madagascar. When he was still a child, Julien’s parents moved to the US – to Tennessee and then to Miami – where he grew up. He has a 17-year-old sister, is fluent in English and French, and regularly returns to Paris to visit his grand-parents and family.
Julien is from the Class of 2020. He graduated virtually during Lockdown from the International Studies Preparatory Academy (ISPA) in Coral Gables. He would like to become a pilot. He received an American Dream Scholarship and is studying toward an A.A Degree in Aviation Administration at Miami Dade College. He is still considering whether to get a bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science at Florida International University and then go on to Flight School, or to start working first as an Air Traffic Controller and put some money aside.
Julien loves life. He loves to travel. He likes driving and being in control and doesn’t see himself in a job with a daily routine. Julien also loves the outdoors and the wilderness. He loves cycling, diving from bridges and camping in the Everglades. He’ll be turning 20 in August and although he would love to hit the clubs, he has another year to wait. For now, his immediate plans are to go camping and hiking for a whole week in the Grand Canyon with his father and sister over the summer.