My friends and family would describe me as someone who is easygoing and happy go lucky; someone who is honest, generous and gets along with most people easily; and someone who can be very responsible when needed but can also be a total goofball.

I keep my deen close to my heart at all times and it’s something that I want to keep working on for the rest of my life. I’m always looking for ways to level-up my faith and grow my Islamic knowledge as well as my day to day practice.

Community service is incredibly important to me and I currently volunteer weekly at an animal shelter. Playing and snuggling with kitties is easily the best stress reliever and I also love working with all the potential adopters and helping them find their new best friend. Previously, I volunteered extensively with the AlMaghrib chapters in Chicago and South Florida.

I have way too many favorite books and authors to list and I'm the type of person who will see the trailer for a movie based on a book and run out to buy the book (the Annihilation book series is ten times more trippy than the movie).

After being a couch potato for way too many years, I've been focusing on getting healthy and working out this past year. I discovered rock climbing and now I'm determined to conquer my fear of heights and kick major butt on the climbing wall. However, that doesn't mean I'm above spending binging my newest Netflix find (Charmed from the late 90s) or logging a few hours on the newest Zelda game (Breath of the Wild, after my own heart). 

I'm also a real foodie and amateur home chef. My brother and I love visiting new restaurants (Korean burritos, holy cow) and I'm the kind person who loves making new friends if only so I have more people to send food to (just because I'm itching to try my hand at making pretzels doesn't mean I want to eat a dozen of them).