Who am I?

Hi, I am Nusrat. Its my third semester at CUNNY. I am doing major in early childhood. So, technically i would be a teacher in the future God willingly.  "Who I am"- Its pretty challenging question to me. I haven't tried to know me for long time, while i was thinking i know myself! But what i know for sure that i am calm person indeed. I remember a teacher in high school told me that i could choose my profession as a teacher. That time i didn't like the idea because my interest was in science, and i once studied science in school as a major back in my country with the expectation of becoming a doctor. Also, to complete a doctoral degree here takes a long time  and very expensive comparing to my country. I don't think i would have that much patience for that, and taking loan from the bank could be a big factor. Hence,i am happy with my future profession, and I love children a lot. They are such cute and innocent little sweet hearts. I have experience with little children as i helped my mother to raise my younger sister and also took care of my cousins. I personally believe that childhood is an important time for our life that, if parents and people around them can help children to facilitate their quality, raise them with morals and proper education that will have a great positive impact on their life as they grow up and become adults.

My biggest influence in my life is my religion "Islam". Its not only a religion, its also a way of life. A life which is not based on blind following. whenever i look back at my past i see two different life styles and i feel much happier than i was before, much more freedom from society, others and myself. I am ashamed of having misconceptions of Islam because of what i knew from media, and what i knew about "cultural Islam". I say it cultural Islam. Why i say cultural Islam? Its because i saw how people could take some part from their cultures and some from religion, and make it a complete different thing. Therefore, I am learning from authentic sources to have better understanding of Islam rather than believing in what i knew. I love my religion and love to be identified as a Muslim.