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Date: 24th February 2011

STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

I am Shawn Kishore Lawrence. I was born in Colombo, Sri Lanka inJanuary 1991 in a Roman Catholic family. My father is a retired marine officer. Mother

decease (2009). I have one elder brother who works in a private bank. I wish to enroll in

the "National Diploma in Hospitality Management" course at North Shore InternationalAcademy (NSIA), Auckland, New Zealand.

I have completed my Secondary School education at St. Josephs College

in Colombo, the capital city of Sri Lanka. St. Josephs College is one of the oldest andreputed Roman Catholic learning institutions in Sri Lanka. While at school, I was active

in sports and extra-curricular activities, apart from academic activities. I was a member of

the Foot Ball team of St. Josephs College and also an active member of the Cultural

Society. My parents have completed school education, but they were not fortunateenough to obtain higher education due to lack of resources in their families, although they

aspired to get higher education. I am proud of my parents and thankful to them for givingme the opportunities that they did not have when they were young. In order to fulfill their

dreams as well as to build up my career, I have decided to pursue my higher studies at a

reputed higher education institution overseas.

Due to its natural and scenic beauty of this small island in the India Ocean, Sri Lanka

(also known as Ceylon) is a very popular and well known tourist destination for tourists

from all over the world. Our sandy white beaches are said to be some of the best of theirkind n the world. Hence tourism is a very important segment in our countrys economy

and one of the main avenues of foreign revenue. Therefore we need high qualityprofessionals to develop the tourism industry in Sri Lanka. My grandfather also wasworked in the hotel industry for many years and he has worked at leading tourist hotels in

Sri Lanka and in the Middle Eastern countries. Therefore it has been my dream and

passion from the childhood to become an hotelier one day. This is why I decided pursue acareer in hospitality management.

I completed the GCE (A/L) - General Certificate of Education - Advanced

Level Examination Level in 2009 and obtained good results in the Commerce stream. Iwas successful in Logic, Economics and Business Studies. I have also completed other

courses in English Language and Computer applications.

Presently I am undergoing apprenticeship training as a Management

Trainee at a leading company in Colombo. This training is helping me develop skills in

a multitude of trades such as marketing, accounting and management.

Following the completion of my course I will be seeking to find a suitable

position in the hospitality trade in a tourist leading hotel Sri Lanka. Ultimately I would

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like to start a tourist hotel business and I believe I will be much better placed to be

successful by completing the Hospitality Management program at NSIA.

I am very keen interested to study in New Zealand because hospitality

educational institutions in NZ are well recognized in Sri Lanka and throughout the world

and the course fees are also affordable. Also the exposure to a multinational /multicultural educational environment would be very helpful to me develop my

understanding of different cultures, which is a very vital component in international

hospitality management. Also I wish to make new friends from other countries, especiallythe Pacific island nations from the region.

New Zealand is also well known for its unpolluted natural environment and to my

knowledge New Zealanders are warm and friendly people living in a multi-culturalenvironment.

I came to know about NSIA through some friends and met Mr. Upolu, who

also gave me a good introduction about NSIA. Moreover, I have visited the website ofthis college and now have a very clear idea about the curriculum and other activities

available for international students in NSIA.

I am confident that completion of this course will help me build up my future career in

hospitality management.

I look forward o your favorable consideration of my Student Visa

application.

Thanking you in advance.

Yours sincerely,

Shawn Kishore Lawrence

Mobile Number: +94 770799288 (Sri Lanka)Landline Phone Number: +94 11 2432520 (Sri Lanka)

Email: skishorelawrence@yahoo.com