My sense of identity was not solid until about grade 9 because in grade 9 I became more confident being myself and to tying to be what others wanted me to be. It became more clear in that grade because I found a friend group that I fit in with at that time an now they are the people I hang out with most. They were with me through the good and bad, and I know that I can always count on them when I need them the most. When I was in  junior high I was not very secure and I was hanging out with the wrong group of friends that would always get me in to problems and I almost got suspended for one week because of them so after that I stopped hanging out with those people. There was a point in my life where I had to reflect on who i need in my life, and who will always be there for me. I was searching for those people who I could rely on, and know that they will be there for me, in present and times, as well as in the future. I need people who I can trust, as well as friends who are loyal. There were some people who I thought that I could trust but in the end I found out that I could not trust them and they were not loyal, so I left them behind and moved on to new friends.

I had no issue with my background and I know where my parents are from. My mom is form India and my dad is from Kenya.

I haven’t been to ether place yet but I would love to visit both and learn more about where my parents are from and experience the way people there live and society and social life works there. I am already comfortable with my background but I would like to visit the country’s so I can become even more comfortable with my background. Now that I am in high school I am more comfortable in many aspects of my identity like my group of friends and the people who I fit in with.