article_snippet.sent: I was very surprised,' Khalif said. '
article_snippet.sent: It was crazy,' The straight-A student at Elmont Memorial High School told DailyMail.com. '
article_snippet.sent: and it was just letter after letter after letter.
article_snippet.sent: I couldn't believe it.'
article_snippet.sent: It was such a huge thing for my parents to uproot our family, a family of six, from our home to a new country,' The straight-A student at Elmont Memorial High School said. '