Eventos
Born 9 jun. 2005Moved from Pakistan to Hoboken, NJ to Franklin, NJ - Erikson Initiative Stage 3Earliest memory I have - being picked up from preschool by my GrandmaFranklin -> West Windsor, NJ (2010), started elementary school, transitioned to Erikson St.4 with new skillsW. Windsor to Princeton - started 3rd grade. Began to settle into my env. and made new friends, some of whom I’m still friends with todayMet my first long-term friend I still know (Kate) early into 3rd gradeMet my music teacher, started learning harmonium (2012) - I found my dad's harmonium in the closet and tried to play which sparked my interestDid my first harmonium performance (2013?) - Mehdi Hassan's Pakistani patriotic song "Yeh Watan Tumhaara Hai"Entered middle school, entered Erikson Stage 52016 election - turning point where I decided to get involved in civics, public serviceProtested against gun violence after the Parkland shooting with the Princeton chapter of March for Our LivesMy first protest - Women's March on Washington after Trump was electedSchools shut down for COVID - turning point in my HS journeyHad a Chem class w/ Dr. Barnes-Johnson in which she incorporated some aspects of social justice that encouraged me to follow that routeMy 16th birthday - I started to really develop into who I feel I currently am starting hereI get into American Uni in DC (hopefully)My grandfather passes away in Karachi - this affects me a lot as he was a major role model for meI graduate from AmU, go into public service (mental health? music? sociology?)I start to focus more on music, with a secondary focus also on mental health+aidI break off from where I work, and start my own initiative to provide aid and mental healthcare/improve the systemThis initiative becomes more widespread and I make efforts to implement it in more placesI move back to Maryland, close to my extended familyI start to explore cultural teaching and music education as a thing once I get olderA lot of people dismiss the initiative as too ambitious but I keep tryingI pass away (my bird and my cat never die; they're immortal)
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