I'm family oriented, traditional and laid back. I read a lot, love to laugh and help others. I'm the eldest of three in our quaint family of five. My family and I are very close, and our familial ties are very important to me. I enjoy going to the movies, restaurants, traveling, photography, baking, hiking and any type of outdoor activity. I also won’t take for granted a simple night in, sitting on the couch while having a meaningful conversation or catching up on a TV show. I enjoying volunteering in my spare time, around the community and our local masjid — I believe that we should be the change we wish to see in people and the world around us. Professionally, I'm in IT and really enjoy what I do. However, I'm more goal oriented than career oriented. I like taking classes on an array of different subjects/hobbies and always want to be learning. I don't take things too seriously and will try (almost) everything at least once. There's many things to experience in this lifetime and being stuck behind a desk is not what I look forward to... I like to try new things, see new places and travel to the corners of the world, inshaAllah. Overall, I try to achieve a balance in deen and dunya, and would want to see the same effort from my significant other.