I am a thoughtful, conscientious person. I also seem to be a perennial student. Currently, I am in a graduate studies program at the University of Southern California, studying Global Islam. I love to travel and have lived in Egypt, Jordan,and Oman for different amounts of time in order to learn Arabic. I was born and raised in Southern California by my South Asian parents.  I have always felt connected to the Muslim community of my area and would love to continue fostering a strong Muslim community. I also am very connected to Islam itself, which has led me to make a career out of it. For fun I like to go to good restaurants around LA, chill at the beach, go to the movies, or hike, though I don't usually get to do all of that very often. I have been a gym person on and off since undergrad. I have still yet to find a type of physical exercise that I do consistently, but I'm on the lookout. I love to read fiction (YA, fantasy, short stories) when I am not reading scholarly non-fiction for class. I enjoy comic TV shows like the Office, though nowadays I find my self consuming media through youtube more often than not. I also listen to music sporadically, usually a prearranged list on Spotify called "Things to Sing Along to in the Car" or something of the sort.