So, I've mentioned the people in my life a little bit already, but I thought I would dedicate them a bit more on this page. I just know that a lot of who I am today, could not come into being without ever have meeting all the people I know now. I feel like my identity as a daughter, as a sister, as a friend, and as a fellow person someone could meet, is just as important to me as who I am as an individual. Kind of like part of my identity is sort of a collage of everyone I've come to love?
So, I've already established that I'm from an immigrant family and that I'm a middle child. If you have any experience being from an immigrant family, you definitely understand the highs and lows of it all. Especially since we came from Pakistan, which was not a very popular country to come from during the early 2000's. Besides the struggle with money, language, culture, we also had to deal with a level of racism that my parents had never experienced back in Pakistan. I think that played a role in why me and my sisters were so close. In a way, we all sort of raised each other. And no matter how much time passes, I'll think fondly of us playing games, watching cartoons, and sticking together when things were dysfunctional.
Now to spend a little bit of time glazing my friends. I've made a good bit of friends as of now. A few from highschool, a few I met through my little sister, a few I met from online spaces, and a few I've met on campus! I have friends I can game with, friends I can shop with, and friends that when I talk to them, I mostly see their profile pic and username. It's a nice feeling. Especially since, when I was younger, I used to be very lonely. I used to pray that someone new would come to school, and that they would like me and we could be friends. I saw what friendships looked like in the media I consumed, and I wanted that so badly. And I really wish I could meet my younger self and show her how many genuine friends she's made now. There's even more that I either don't have pictures of, or I'm going crazy trying to fit them all on this page. So, for the pals that didn't make it, I'm so sorry and I promise to get you in the next one!