Ramadan Favorites

So, Ramadan is coming to an end real soon, today is like the 24th day and throughout Ramadan I have definitely had some essentials and these are some of them:

1) the #1 essential is turkey bacon for suhoor because turkey bacon is the best.

2) Someone who can drive so they can take you to the Masjid because there are friends at the Masjid and friends are awesome, jk jk because it's Ramadan and it's a great time to pray and stuff lol.🚗

3) A hobby, for me it's probably like watching youtube, if you really know me you know my hobbies are FLVS because S C H O O L.🏤

4) I totally recommend taking on some sort of instrument,iv'e been totally into piano lately and especially during summer it's good to move your hands so when you go back to school you have motor skills and can hold a pencil.🎹

5) Another essential of mine is a moisturizer for your face because you aren't drinking water during the day so it's super easy for your face to get dry, make sure you take care of every part of you.💧

6) Another essential is some coffee because, like I said it's the last 10 days which means tahajud which means staying up till like 5am (just thinking about it is making me buzz lol) so coffee is great.☕️☕️☕️

7) The last thing that you really need is a Positive attitude because happiness is key.🔑🔑

*note: I wrote part of this at 1am and the other part while fasting so if this is crazy and I regret these essentials those are my reasons*

Spreading Positivity

Most people look for one thing in life and it's to be happy. I like to live by quotes and there is one that I like to live by. It's ,"Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a battle you know nothing about." This is one of the many quotes I like to live by. One day I went to my mom's classroom early and remembered I had seen this quote and I'd really like to share it. So, I took a marker and wrote the quote on the board and that's where it all started. People wondered who was writing the quotes on the bored and I was anonymous for a little. Without even trying, people were talking about the quotes and my mom said that there were some students who would write the quotes down every day.

I had told the girls in my class the first day that I was the one writing the quotes so the mystery didn't last very long. I would write the quotes Monday- Friday and post it on my snapchat (you should add me 👻 nedooda_2001) and titled it "Neda's daily quote day __". But, now since school is over I stopped the quotes. We made it to day 85 I think and I want to continue spreading the positivity so everyone can be happy. You can never be too happy so I hope to keep these quotes going as long as possible

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My Bucket List

If you ask me, I would say I'm a pretty adventurous person. I have been blessed with so many opportunities already and many more to come. I like to do spontaneous things but, there are a couple things that I have written down that I really want to do in my life. Here it is, My bucket list:

1) I have always wanted to become a doctor so a big accomplishment for me would to be able to work abroad

2) I love scenic views and enjoying nature so another goal is to Hike Down the Grand Canyon 

3) I have a youtube channel if you didn't know, its "Neda Hamood" and I'd really like to Make it big you YouTube

4) Another thing that would be really cool would be to Visit California, probably because I always see a commercial for California that literally advertises the state.

5) I love the ocean and anything that has to do with water and I would love to Go Kayaking

6) I was born in New Jersey and I had the opportunity to visit there last summer and it was so beautiful so I'd love to Move Up North, even if it's just for a summer

7) I know this is on like everyones bucket list but now it's on mine too,  Go Skydiving

8) I always loved learning about the aurora borealis in science and stuff so I would love to Visit Iceland

9) I've totally been into Gilmore Girls lately and I've been inspired to Go Backpacking around Europe

10) If you haven't already noticed, I really like traveling so my last thing on my bucket list is to Visit Japan, and probably eat some Ramen because Yum!

9th Grade

In my opinion High school is just a small part of your life so why should you drag it on. At my school we have the opportunity to graduate in 11th grade so most of the kids opt for that. It does mean that we have to work a little harder but it will all be worth it.  9th grade has been a great year and this is how it went:

I remember how at the beginning of the year that I was so excited to have started my first year of High School. I couldn’t wait to see all my friends, even though I saw them almost every day during Ramadan which was a week into Summer, but I was still super excited. I was also super excited to have all my school supplies because honestly, that’s the only thing that keeps me going throughout the year. So on the first day of school we got our schedules and the first class was Arabic class. Also, is it only me that when remembering about memories I get a cold feeling as if the memories all happened in Winter. Okay, maybe it’s only me but Arabic was super fun and so was the first day of school. It all went so quick, from the first day of school until the almost last day of school. 

I’m definitely not a shy kid so I made friends with all of the new kids in my class. It didn’t feel that weird on the first day of school because I have been with these kids my entire life, like literally since day 1 of pre-k in the school. There were just a couple of new kids and they were all from the Masjid so they didn’t have much trouble fitting in. Our school isn’t like most schools and we definitely for the most part don't have cliques which is super good.

Overall this year was really fun. I made new friends, I opened my mind to accepting people, I kept up my grades, And didn’t get into much trouble. So I'm gonna cherish these couple more years of High School because I know that I’ll probably never have another experience like this again where the students that I go to school with are more like a family then just some random kids I see around.