A Bunch of Shabeel

So ive been a busy bee for the last few days.. 

Thursday we had homecoming at UMBC (which included a bo

nfire, free chipotle, fireworks, etc), then a delayed msa eid dinner (which btw the way i have no idea where that came from?), and followed by a visit to yousef's house bc haroon was visiting from uva med. i was basically chilling around fires all night no matter where i went.. im not sure why. i got a lot of marshmallow and chocolate on my face. btw halal marshmallows are really gross.

Friday went to visit peps at cp for psa's tamasha show. kinda of upset bc no one from umbc came to support our group-- except me and 2 other people (out of 20ish). whether they wanted to be there or not .. their lack of communication confirms their maturity level.. esp bc it was something planned out from such a long time ago

many of my friends who were running the show were extremely angry.. however looking at it from an outside point of view i know its important not to hold grudges against people.. something that i've learned this year is that when people do things to upset you repeatedly you cant let it get to you. the only thing you can do is lower your expectations so that you dont get hurt. also its important to give people love no matter what-- this is really difficult but it is prob one of the most important things. ever time i catch myself judging people bc of their actions i try to ground myself so that I can filter it out my negative thoughts.

--overall the show was really good.. celebrated some chics bday i didnt know and then I ended up crashing at Aisha and Sonia's place with like 6 other people :) def a fun night

Bzzzzzzz 

my phone continues to ring...

9:00 am Saturday morning. I rush out of bed and speed home. My uncle is returning to Uganda and I need to see him before his flight leaves. If I miss him I might not be able to see him for another 9 months (that is if he decides not to "stop by" on 3 or 4 countries on the way). My uncle Vahid is prob one of the most amazing people I know. If he wrote a autobiography he would no doubt have best-seller sitting in borders. However he is too humble to ever do that. This man grew up with nothing and made himself into every single thing he ever wanted to be. He is truly a chameleon; in addition to be quitty, fast, funny, caustious, persistent, subtle, absorbant, and charming. He's like a magnent; everyone wants to be around him. Even Oprah has tried to get him on her show.. but for some reason he refuses. This man has done everything from getting the opportunity to be an embassdor for Coca-Cola in China (under the age of 21 even though he couldnt take the offer), to a restaurant owner, to a martial arts teacher, and the list goes on...

Currently he has been working for International Lifeline which is a humanitarian organization that does work in Africa. He has been the main manager for the last three- even though he has no prior work in humanitarian work. He has been acknowledged by the UN numerous times and given updates reports about situations in Uganda and Sudan. He currently runs the largest project in darfur. basically the man is ridiculous. Im not writing all this because Im trying to braga bout my uncle. I just admire him soo much-- I wish I had his passion and dedication. He did all this by himself. He never has support from anyone. He had to flee his country during hard times so he was never raised by his parents. Basically my mom and dad raised my uncle when they were college students themselves. Long story short the man has come a long way. I love him to death and I just wish I could see him more. I hope God takes care of him bc he has an extremely dangerous job. 

O yea.. back to my story.. so after I go home I see my uncle for no more than 45 seconds then he jumps in a car and drives off to BWI.

Later that night I meet with Bur bc he tells me that he wants to take me somewhere for my bday. I was excited but I knew something was up bc Bur is ALWAYSSSSSS up to something shady lol : P I never trust him with anything bc he always pulls a prank on me or does something ridiculous. anyways this time he seemed actually legit.. so were on our way to dc and we end up going to marakesh.. once i got there the room was dark and i see a this white kid staring at me. lol i realized it was my friend james..i was soo confused at first.. but then I saw the rest of my friends. basically im about to fall asleep on my computer right now and im trying to type this as fast at possible... but the nnight was amazing.. it was def the best birthday i had. the restaurant and atmosphere was great.. but the reason i had so much fun was bc i really enjoyed the presence of my friends and it made me realize who is really there for me at the end of the day. this was the first time both of my best childhood friends didnt show up or call me. One of them had an excuse but the other one has still not contacted me. Its a long and complicated thing........ but I know God is trying to teach me acceptance of people's actions. People dont change, you can only change yourself. Its really hard not to take things personally-- but Im trying my really best to let go of any residue I have left on me. 

Once again this night really made me appreciate my brother. hes absolutely amazing and always goes out of his way to do things for me whether they are necessary or not. So this is to you! Thanks =)