Blogtember Day 1 | Where/ What I Come From

Topic:

Tuesday, Sept. 3: Describe where or what you come from. The people, the places, and/or the factors that make up who you are.

I come from a huge family of uncles and aunts and cousins. From a father who told me that people who don't believe that dreams come true are foolish, and a mother who has always encouraged me to do what I like.

I come from a house I love; where I struggle to read a novel in the living room because the sound of my little siblings, Rafah and Yaman, is louder than the TV, where I sit with my sister Leen and talk: about Harry Potter, and The Huger Games, and Rold Dahl, and John Green.. where my brother Amin and I exchange glances and then go tickle Leen at the same time. Where we go all secretive when a family member's birthday is coming up, and take turns covering up for the preparations. Where we sometimes fight, but at the end of the day, we sit and watch "Cory in The House" together. 

I come from a house where Leen, mom, and I laugh 'till our stomachs hurt about jokes including girls with over-sized feet, where my dad and little siblings sing and we're forced to listen to it, where we take votes when we want to go somewhere, where my siblings throw plays and invite the whole family, where we're not allowed to watch television while eating, where we finish 3 kg of nectarine in one day, where we need a new remote every week (we lost the last one over a month ago & still didn't get a new one)...

I come from a place where there is a beautiful long road with trees on both sides; the best place for a morning walk. But where some people lie and judge and deceive making you think that there is no more good in the world; but despite those people, you can count on your best friend with your life.

A place where we become happy when the electricity comes at 6 o'clock, when it's our right to have it 24/7, where there are beautiful mountains but dry land, and beautiful flowers but yellow fields. Where we dream of leaving, to a new place, a new beginning, a new life.

Who am I? I am so many traits and so many places and so many people and so many things. And I wouldn't have been what I am today if it weren't for this life.