Hello, my name is Cynthia, but I prefer Cyn. I was born and raised in a whole different world, that I live in now. I born and raised in a beautiful country, located in East Africa called Tanzania. At the age of four my mother left for America so she could create a better home for my sister and I and so we could get better education. After my mother left, my sister and I moved to my aunt’s house in a whole other region. We don’t have states in Tanzania, but we have something like that called regions, its like moving from Georgia to New York. I had no problem living with my aunt and uncle and their three kids. I was fun, like nothing ever changed. My aunt has two sons and a daughter and since my sister and my aunt’s daughter went to boarding school, I was around the boys often and I considered them to be my brothers. That’s probably why I am a Tomboy. I always dress comfortably, like a dude you will see me walking around campus with my crew necks and sweat pants on minding my business.  

When my mom finally got the documents for me to come live in America, I was so excited. I had never been outside Tanzania nor anywhere around the continent of Africa. When I came here I was a little disappointed when everything looked the exact same. The only thing that was different were the roads and schools. If you met me, I would describe myself as, quiet, calm, respectful human being. The way I am today were because of how I was taught in boarding school back in Tanzania and my family. Everything was different when I started school here. The kids were mean to me because of my accent and since I was in boarding school, my hair was shaved and those mean middle school kids stared calling me a lesbian. After all the harshness I endured during my middle school days, I developed an introvert personality. I am not the type of person who will make the first move towards becoming your friend, or if we were in a group of friends, I definitely wouldn’t be the life of the group.

When I got to high school, I was in a whole different state. It meant meeting new people and starting all over. I started making friends and this also gave me the push to come out of my shy introvert shell. I am a little more open now, I am not afraid to let the whole world hear my accent. I try to make new friends and meeting different people and learning about their cultures, tasting different foods and learning different hobbies. My favorite hobby is playing video games. Ever since I was back in Tanzania my cousins would teach me how to play so that became my favorite thing besides Anime.