Hello everyone,

My name is Nabeela Ahmad, I also go by Nabii. I was born and raised in Brooklyn. My family is originated from Pakistan and migrated to the United States in 1985. I was raised with five men in my house (my uncles) and I was the first girl after a very long time. So growing up I always dressed and acted like a boy. Slowly that changed because of the environment and because my sister was born. I am a full time employee as an analyst at a Bankruptcy firm and a part time student. I stopped attending college because I was never a school person but as I grew older, I realized the importance of education and that made me start college again. My preferred pronouns are “she/her.” I had two electives left to fulfill in order to accomplish my associate degree in liberal arts and sciences. I am always interested in English/literature, therefore; I choose Women studies as one of the electives. So far I am liking the class but the presentation part scares me a bit. I haven’t gotten to know anyone yet but everyone seems nice in their own way. I look forward to getting to know you all.
Besides work and college, I have a hobby of doing henna tattoos and try different makeup looks on myself and my friends. For those of you who don’t know what henna is, it’s a green paste that we put on leave to dry and washes off to an orange to red-ish color. I also love baking, I started baking when I was 17 and still enjoy it.

That’s all for now.

Thank you,

Nabeela.