I'm an active, passionate, fun loving person who works hard but also likes to enjoy life.  I'm pretty laid back, easy going and tend to be soft spoken.  I like to travel and have been to many countries including Spain. Italy, Hong Kong, Japan, Saudi Arabia, India, Pakistan, the UK and have been to Hawaii numerous times.  I also travel to California quite a bit.  I look forward to travelling more in the future.  When I'm home, I love to go out to try different foods, fine dining, and going out to theatrical shows, musical performances, as well as museums and other fun and educational places.  I try to plan weekend activities with friends and family on a regular basis.  I also have a love for learning and consider myself a perpetual learner.  I have a PharmD and a Masters in Counseling, both of which I attained within the past 10 years.  I am an avid reader and some of my favorite books have been, Reading Lolita in Tehran, The Life of Pie, The Kite Runner, as well as the Chronicles of Narnia.  Since I have been busy with completing my graduate degrees for the past few years, I have primarily been reading professional journals lately, but I am looking forward to reading for pleasure more in the future. I enjoy attending book clubs, workshops, seminars and intellectually stimulating discussions.  I also am an exercise enthusiast and try to work out 6-7 times a week.  I lenjoy running, step aerobics, spin cyling, yoga, and pilates. I am an empty nester now after being married for 33 years and raising two children who are now grown.  Since my children are now grown, I hope to be able to spend more time doing voluntary work in the Muslim community, perhaps providing pro bono counseling services and/or providing education.  Although I consider myself to be a progressively-moderately practicing Muslim, I think that I am a spiritual person and try to remember and be grateful to Allah swt in every aspect of my life.  Finally, I am origially from India, but was raised in the United States since I was three years old.  I find that I identify with and am compatible most with people who were born and raised in the United States (or Canada).