Born in India, I moved to the states with my family when I was around 5 years old. As the youngest in the family, I have 1 older brother and 2 older sisters. I’ve completed by Bachelor degree and I pride myself for my career growth since then. As a technology consultant, my career requires me to travel frequently out of state, between 1-4 days a week depending on my project. 

My loved ones would describe me as ambitious, adventurous and family oriented. I love exploring new cities and am typically the first one in my friends group to try something new. My ideal trips would be a week in Italy wine tasting in the country side, sight seeing in Istanbul and going on the hot air balloon rides in Cappadocia, or going sky diving in Dubai. 

Fundamentally, I am Muslim who was raised in a fairly conservative family. I do fast every Ramadan and pray Salat occasionally. While I consider myself liberal, I do have a strong relationship with God and would want a partner to share similar views with me. 

 I consider myself a philanthropist and am passionate about human rights, feminism and activism for causes I care about. I frequently volunteer as a Career Coach for young women in technology and advocate for social justice. I love creative writing and have even had poetry published in the past. 

I am a foodie and absolutely love Italian cuisine. On a Friday night, you can typically find me in the kitchen trying new Italian dishes. I enjoy cooking and hosting for my friends and family. As an explorer, I enjoy other cultures and languages. I speak, read and write Urdu fluently and minored in Arabic in college. 

A night out with my friends would include fine dining or dancing. My taste in music is versatile. My favorite album of all time is “My Dark Twisted Fantasy” by Kanye West, and while I love hip hop and r&b, I also enjoy listening to Middle Eastern music. I’m typically playing Nancy Ajram’s older hits. I love belly dancing and was even an instructor in school. These days though my family and friends have me dance the same choreography I’ve been doing for what feels like a decade now to Shik Shak Shok at every wedding function :)
 
I try to incorporate fitness and health into my every day life. I enjoy working out and  finding healthy alternatives for cooking when I’m eating in while I put on a comedy or drama in the background on my tv.  

An ideal partner would be someone who is supportive of my career aspirations and shares the same mix of religious beliefs & habits with me. As I come from a close knit, large family, I would prefer someone who is also family oriented. I’d love to be with someone I can just be myself around. I would know I connect with you when we are able to talk about nothing and everything all at once :)