Saadia Swicker, now a resident of Reston, and supervisor at Balducci’s in McLean,was a McLean resident for 14 years: “It’s a safe clean area. We used to live in a big house with lots of space. Now I live in a small condominium. It’s convenient to Washington, D.C. and Tysons Corner. There are nice people and sometimes we even get to meet famous people!”
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Grady Kabesle, 18, a high schooler in McLean and employee at Robeks, has been living in McLean for 4 years: “It’s close to my school, also the area is pretty to live in. It’s closer to my work kind of, the community are nice and good people and friendly. I am from the Congo and it was different for me to move here but I like to experience all the culture.”
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Yassad Ghahramani, 37, a youth soccer coach, has lived in McLean for 10 years: “First of all, it’s safe and quiet and it’s very convenient to Washington, D.C., maybe a 15- to 20-minute drive. McLean is a good area with good people. I am Persian and I lived in Fairfax for a year before I moved here. I coached soccer for McLean and used to drive around a lot. When you drive around you see the houses and the people.”
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Ali Alshabnan, 23, a Global Media graduate student at American University, has lived in McLean for 12 years: “There are many aspects of McLean that I like. It’s a pleasant place to live and it’s very diverse. People are nice to each other and it’s a safe community. The infrastructure is pleasing. It has a small town feel but in terms of people it is a center of importance. I like the nature trails at Great Falls and Scott’s Run for hiking. Some of my friends even go tubing on the Potomac river!”
