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My sister and I went to Cuba alone for her 19th birthday in March 2018. It was our first time travelling without our parents and it was a great experience

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starting high school was a big change for me since I was so scared. I don't know why but my biggest fear was losing my friends, and getting bad grades. maybe if I wasn't so scared my transition would've been easier. I will definitely admit that other than the accident I had in elementary school, this was the scariest. High school taught me to adapt to change; it also taught me not to hold on to past memories and move on to make new ones. I think one of the biggest reasons why I was so sad in grade 10 was that I wanted everything to go back to the way they used to be (grade 9). I wasn't trying to move on, I was holding on to past memories which made grade 10 harder. I learned to try to look at the positive side of my life right now than think of all the good things about my life last year.

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I started high school at York Mills CI in September 2018. for the first, I was more scared than excited to go to a new school. I was afraid of losing my friends and not doing good in school.

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I was prepared for middle school; I was excited to make new friends and do new projects and essays. I was also very excited because at Owen we weren't allowed to go out for lunch. So for the first week at St. Andrew's, I would go out for lunch every day. Middle school made me much more independent, I had to do my own essays and project which was new to me. It also increased my patience and taught me collaboration since we did so many group projects. before middle school, I was very sensitive when my teachers didn't like me but I learned that it didn't matter as much as I thought it did.

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I started middle school in September 2016 at St. Andrew's JHS. I was ready to make new friends and go to a new school because I didn't really enjoy Owen.

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Going from school in Iran to a school in Canada is a very big change. schools in Iran are very strict, we got 4-5 hours of homework every day. we also had monthly enriched tests that the entire school had to do. even though schools in Iran had their own struggles, I never looked at it that way. I always thought of my school as fun because I liked my friends. My parents sent me to a private school because public schools in Iran were very strict and they ruined kids. They thought that if I was in a private school I would have it easier which was totally true. Schools in Iran are separate for boys and girls; girls must wear hijab with their uniforms. My first day at Owen Public School was very strange because I had never seen boys and girls at the same school. It was also very weird to me that we didn't have to wear uniforms. For academics, I was way ahead of other people in my class because schools in Iran teach you hard stuff from the beginning. I didn't really have to try in schools until grade 9. Going to school in Canada taught me collaboration and new friend-making skills. I was taught to become more open about my opinions. I also experienced new stuff that increased my knowledge.

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I started my first day of school in Canada on September 6th, 2014 at Owen Public School. I was very nervous because English was never my first language and now that I had to speak it at school was even harder. However, starting a new school and getting to make new friends was very exciting for me.

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moving to Canada was very exciting and strange for me because for as long as I could remember, I'd lived in Iran. We went on trips to other countries on a monthly basis but we'd never lived anywhere other than Iran. the rules are so different in both countries. one of the major ones was that women have to wear hijab in Iran. When I first came to Canada it was so weird and relieving for me to see women with their hair out. The driving rules are also very different in both countries which were very strange for me. In Iran we drive so fast I always loved it, when we came here there were so many red lights and so many speed limits that it was weird for me. Moving to Canada taught me that I have to adapt to change because if I don't, I'll be the only one that gets hurt. I also learned to embrace new opportunities. I also became more independent; in Iran, my mom would take me everywhere because she thought it wasn't safe to leave me alone. When we moved to Canada she started letting me go places alone because she believed it was safer. therefore, I started becoming much more independant.

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In July 2014, my family and I moved to Toronto. I was both very happy and sad at the same time. I was happy that we were able to start a new life in another country; I was also extremely sad that I'd left my entire family back in Iran. I missed them so much

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I had never experienced such trauma in my life. Also, the fact that my parents weren't with me made it so much scarier and harder. this accident made me more independent and aware of my surroundings because I was the first person who saw my friend and it was my job to get the teacher. this accident also taught me to keep calm in stressful situations because I had to keep her calm until the ambulance arrived. I will never forget that day, 7 years later and I still remember every single detail about that trip

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went on a school field trip and got into an accident 

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went on a school field trip and got into an accident 

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in 2012, my class and I took a field trip to an amusement park. my friends and I were all on a bouncy castle slide when suddenly the power went out. as the power went out, the bouncy castle started deflating and crushing some kids; I was able to get out of the bouncy castle, but my friend was stuck on the top of the slide and when she tried to jump off the bouncy castle she missed and fell face forward onto cement. Everyone was crying even the teachers and we were all so scared. She didn't come back to school for a year. Nowadays when I go out with her when I visit Iran, one of her eyes is permanently damaged, and she never get her full vision back

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Found out that I was no longer gluten free 

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Found out that I was no longer gluten free 

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by the start of grade 2, I took it a blood test and the results showed that I was no longer gluten free and that I could eat normally again

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the first family trip that I remember was in 2008 to Dubai, we stayed for a week; all I remember from the trip is being in so much pain because I was sunburned. I also remember all the chocolate that I ate with my sister.

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In 2010, I started my first day of elementary school at a private school. I remember being so excited to go to a new school and start making new friends

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first day of kindergarten was very strange and new to me because I had to be away from my mom and dad for so long and I didn't like it at all. I also had to share a lot of things with other kids that I didn't enjoy all the time. kindergarten helped me become more social and prepared for elementary school. during that time, I also found out that I was gluten-free so that was very new for me; I had to go on diets that I've never been on before. I was very hard for me to adapt to at first

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started my first day of kindergarten in 2008
Also found out that I was gluten free

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Born on June 20th, 2003 at 9:00 PM
In Shiraz, Iran