Category: Musings

Help the People, Everyone Should Be Cared For

There was the tragic plane crash of a flight from Islamabad to Karachi, and then little did we expect, but there was a flood through Swats Valley in northern Pakistan. Another environmental disaster the earthquakes in Chili and Haiti? Yes, it appears so. California has

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Working Backwards to Tell You a Story

Hello there. I haven’t blogged about the program since June 28th, but I am going back to my physical journal to type up all my entries word for word about my experience with the BFSIA. The program recently ended on the 24th, and after catching

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I crack silly, corny jokes

Some days I will just look back, and remember moments I forgot to put down in pen. Here is one such example: One day the BFSIA participants had night classes to follow a full day of our morning classes, we protested to absorbing one extra

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Can Youth Make a Difference?

Today was spectacular. It proved that although we have spent nearly a month bonding over commonalities, there are still personal opinions and ideas that make us uniquely ourselves. It’s a not a bad thing per say that we find topics we disagree on, because we

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BBQ with the Greats!

Earlier today we had the chance to visit a mosque, which was actually a Muslim community center, but I actually did not go. I slightly regret my decision since I had too much time after catching up on my sleep and doing laundry, however I

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Philosophy Under the Night Sky

The East Coast is puzzling. How can the sky rain so suddenly and the heavy showers stop so rapidly? Why does channel 95.5 play Katy Perry’s “California Girls” on the radio every time we board into a blue van with Hussein or another mentor? And

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Fireworks, Baseball Game and a Great Meal

When I heard of the name Four Points, I had no clue it would be so beautiful. Seriously, the phrase reminds me of the movie “Gangs of New York” where Leonardo DiCaprio plays a young Irish immigrant who falls into the wrong crowd and ends

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“Moni from Monticello”

As written in my physical journal: With four straight games of soccer, we won all three and lost the last match. I had fun running around the field, and was glad Zainab joined in the game. That girl really has some guts, I admire that!

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Woah! Everyone is asleep

“Hey girl. Hey!” “I love this place, but the people here are even better.” The assignment was to write 300 words about my “first impression about the BFSIA program”. Well, I arrived to the Dulles Airport around 10pm at night, and met some of the

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Help the People, Everyone Should Be Cared For

There was the tragic plane crash of a flight from Islamabad to Karachi, and then little did we expect, but there was a flood through Swats Valley in northern Pakistan. Another environmental disaster the earthquakes in Chili and Haiti? Yes, it appears so. California has

Read More

Working Backwards to Tell You a Story

Hello there. I haven’t blogged about the program since June 28th, but I am going back to my physical journal to type up all my entries word for word about my experience with the BFSIA. The program recently ended on the 24th, and after catching

Read More

I crack silly, corny jokes

Some days I will just look back, and remember moments I forgot to put down in pen. Here is one such example: One day the BFSIA participants had night classes to follow a full day of our morning classes, we protested to absorbing one extra

Read More

Can Youth Make a Difference?

Today was spectacular. It proved that although we have spent nearly a month bonding over commonalities, there are still personal opinions and ideas that make us uniquely ourselves. It’s a not a bad thing per say that we find topics we disagree on, because we

Read More

BBQ with the Greats!

Earlier today we had the chance to visit a mosque, which was actually a Muslim community center, but I actually did not go. I slightly regret my decision since I had too much time after catching up on my sleep and doing laundry, however I

Read More

Philosophy Under the Night Sky

The East Coast is puzzling. How can the sky rain so suddenly and the heavy showers stop so rapidly? Why does channel 95.5 play Katy Perry’s “California Girls” on the radio every time we board into a blue van with Hussein or another mentor? And

Read More

Fireworks, Baseball Game and a Great Meal

When I heard of the name Four Points, I had no clue it would be so beautiful. Seriously, the phrase reminds me of the movie “Gangs of New York” where Leonardo DiCaprio plays a young Irish immigrant who falls into the wrong crowd and ends

Read More

“Moni from Monticello”

As written in my physical journal: With four straight games of soccer, we won all three and lost the last match. I had fun running around the field, and was glad Zainab joined in the game. That girl really has some guts, I admire that!

Read More

Woah! Everyone is asleep

“Hey girl. Hey!” “I love this place, but the people here are even better.” The assignment was to write 300 words about my “first impression about the BFSIA program”. Well, I arrived to the Dulles Airport around 10pm at night, and met some of the

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