Alhamdulilah–Praise be to God, my blog is finally up!  Thanks to my brother for helping me out. :)

I have so much to share with others, and so much to learn from the blog world.  I remember about 3-4 years back, my brother told me to start a blog, and I pointed to the bookshelf in my room and said, “When I finish reading all those books, I will start a blog.”  Unfortunately I still haven’t finished, due to the fact that I love to collect books more than I do reading them.  (I’m working on that)

I actually had a xanga when I was in Junior High School, but I closed it once I realized that the xanga world was becoming a virtual, online high school complete with all the drama.  I think I ended it in the ninth grade.

Now I am a junior in university about to enter my second semester, and I have learned so much in the time that has passed that I just had to share it with others.  I am pursuing a double major in Health Science and Religious Studies, and I often leave my classes bounding with gems of wisdom in my head that I immediately want to relay onto paper or laptop.  Considering that I usually do not have a laptop with me, some of my reflections are scattered across random bits of paper and notebooks.  Also considering the fact that I type faster than I write, I usually try to retain my thoughts in my head until I get home.  Last semester I was home each day late in the evening, enabling me only enough time to eat, shower, pray, and bounce into bed.  (Must I also mention the obvious, typical g-mail/facebook checkup?)  However I managed to save some on my laptop.  Yet sadly, most of my epiphanies are scattered throughout my brain, coming up only when someone mentions something in a conversation that is remotely similar in theme.

Anyway, now I have a blog and I’m excited to share my experiences and thoughts onto a central and easier accessible location.  The fact that others can read it is also a great motivation to keep posting.  However, my aim is not pretentious and I’m going to “keep it real” as much as possible.

There is still more I have to learn about making a blog, such as editing and changing colors and theme.  Once I think I got it down I will delve deep into my “Soulstorm”, inshAllah (God-willing).