"You find yourself back to the people you love." I am quoting myself from a conversation I had with my long time friend and mentor, Shreya who worked as a youth coordinator at SAYA! and now serves as program director for SNLP. The words just came to me when I IMmed her one lazy Friday afternoon, when I skipped work at the pharmacy. I have been working as a technician at my dad's pharmacy, working the Western Union computer, cashier, money order machine, along with other things I never imagined after graduation. But Alhamdullilah, I am learning a great deal about myself that I sometimes genuinely consider the possibility of full-time housewife as a job description. Of course, the homestead requires as much hardwork as outside employment--yet there is no physical supervisor at home; I am my own boss. I clean when I want; cook what I want. There are outside influences that dictate HOW I cook, and manage the home, but still, it is largely my own decision... My reflections on
I began writing as an outlet for narcissism but found that blogging was more about the people in my world than about me. I am at my core a writer and educator with interests in community- building, social justice, markets, philanthropy, and academia. I am forging a path with your Dad, who I got to know mostly through the comments section of this blog. This is my story, and I'm happy to share it with you, my daughter.