Personal Narrative: Personal Identity

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Each individual is unique in his or her own way due to the notion that who we identify as is formed by our own personal experiences. A set of specific characteristics belonging uniquely to ourselves. Although, like myself many of us may believe that we understand who we are, our identities are in fact more complex than we may believe. Who we are consists of our internal and external influences, aspects such as our family, environment and relationships all contribute to who we identify as.
I often ponder as to who I am recognized as. I can say that I’m a daughter, a sister, a friend, a student and a confidante. Although, I’m able to list who I’m it does not necessarily mean that I have discovered my sole identity. I’m constantly changing and am acutely aware of that. Today, I’m not the same person I was as a child, in high school, or even a year ago. Yes, I am still Farial, yet as the days pass by my perception and self-awareness is forever changing.
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I however was born and raised in Calgary, but I cannot identify as being just Afghani or just Canadian but rather a combination of both formed by the values I have acquired throughout my life. Growing up in the suburban community of Woodbine I had never met anyone else who looked like me. My brother was a pasty white kid who was great at sports and sat at the popular table at lunch. Although we have the same parents and grew up in the same household his identity is quite different than mine. It wasn’t till that point that I recognized that I was different from the other kids in my school not because of my interests but merely by my olive skin and distinct