The cotton candy skies showcasing the brilliant shades of pink, purple, and orange are what I see and enjoy the most in Arizona year round. Phoenix is home to me and a place where I was born and raised along with my 5 other siblings. Growing up through the years, I developed an active lifestyle which includes hiking different mountains across the desert landscape, going on long walks before Maghrib, and being an avid gym goer. My active lifestyle expands to when I travel whether that be domestic or international. You will always catch me on a flight or a flight planned to some part of the world. I love to travel and have been to many amazing places in the world. One of which is Istanbul where pictures do not do it justice. With the majority of the  population being Muslim, it's a mix of cultures and backgrounds fused together in one city. It's a city where one can truly experience Middle Eastern and Western cultures at once. Being raised in a western environment, I believe I have some western characteristics but still hold to true my strong foundation of faith and family that centers who I am.