ZOUMANA ISAAC TRAORE

General Questions

• When is your birthday?
  1979
• Where were you born?
  Mali
• What is your career, entrepreneurial or business background?
  Biomedical sciences
• What educational background do you have?
  Bachelor
• What were the biggest challenges to achieving your dream?
  Training
• What are you looking for in a mentor?
  Guidance toward getting a graduate training
• Why do you want to be a Protege?
  to get opportunity
• What can you provide to a protege?

Childhood Questions

• Where did you grow up?
  Mali
• What was it like?
  Nice
• Did you get into trouble? What was the worst thing you did?
  No
• How would you describe yourself as a child? Were you happy?
  Yes
• What is your best memory of childhood? Worst?
  Playing on the river
• How would you describe a perfect day when you were young?
  perfect
• What did you think your life would be like when you were older?
• Do you have any favorite stories from your childhood?

School

• Did / do you enjoy school?
• What kind of student were / are you?
• What would / did you do for fun?
• How would your classmates remember you?
• Are you still friends with anyone from that time in your life?
• What are your best memories of grade school/high school/college/graduate school? Worst memories?
• What teacher had a particularly strong influence of your life?
• What is a favorite memory from school?

Questions About Work

• What kinds of jobs have you had?
• What do you do now for income?
• How did you got into your line of work?
• Do you like your job?
• What did you think you were going to be when you grew up?
• What did you want to be when you grew up?
• What lessons has your work life taught you?
• If you could do anything now, what would you do? Why?
• Do you plan on retiring? If so, when? How do you feel about it?
• Do you have any favorite stories from your work life?

Life Questions

• What was the happiest moment of your life? What was the saddest moment of your life?
• Who was or is the most important person in your life?
• Who has been the biggest influence on your life? What lessons did they teach you?
• What are the most important lessons you’ve learned in life?
• What are you proudest of in your life?
• When in life have you felt most alone?
• How has your life been different than what you’d imagined?
• How would you like to be remembered?
• Do you have any regrets?
• What does your future hold?