Hi! My name is Mariam Tafwed and I am an eighth grader at River Bend Middle School. Here are ten fun facts about me!
1 – I am a huge Marvel fan! I have seen every movie and can announce to the world with pride that Captain America and Black Panther are my favorites, followed closely behind by Scarlet Witch. My brother and I have this tradition, where we preorder our tickets months in advance before the next movie comes out, and we attend the midnight premiere. My all-time favorite Marvel movie is Captain America: The Winter Soldier, however, Avengers: Endgame holds a special place in my heart as well. :’)
2 – Speaking of my brother, I actually have two! I am proud to declare that I am the youngest of three children! I have two older brothers who both attend George Mason University. Go Patriots! Elias is nineteen and is a sophomore majoring in biology (he’s still fun, I promise), and Rashad is eighteen and a freshman majoring in business. My brothers and I are very close, (although not in age), and I’m sure their names will appear in my blog often.
3 – I am a crazy Office fanatic! To say I’m obsessed, would be an understatement. I have watched all nine seasons seven times and am currently on my eighth run. After school and on the weekends, you can usually find me watching The Office. My favorite character would have to Jim, however, Stanley and his sassy comments always get me. “It’s Pretzel Day.”
4 – My next fact is that I have a huge fear of snakes. Ever since I was young, something about them was always unsettling to me. I immediately tense up just at the sight of one’s picture. My substantial fear of snakes also means that I have to close my eyes during the zoo scene in Harry Potter. You also won’t catch me speaking Parseltongue anytime, ever.
5 – Another more FUN fact about myself is that I have memorized all three High School Musical soundtracks and can rap all of Alphabet Aerobics, by Blackalicous, in a heartbeat. (The clean version, of course). I cannot sing for the life of me, but I love music so much. My favorite song off of the High School Musical soundtracks is probably Bet On It. Troy is amazing in every way possible. Go Wildcats!
6 – As mentioned in my previous fact, I love music! One of my favorite singers is Sabrina Carpenter. She is my idol and her most recent album, Singular Act II, is such a BOP! (Not that the others aren’t). In March of 2019, I attended my first concert EVER, and you guessed it, I saw Sabrina Carpenter. While in line outside of the venue, her tour bus was parked right next to us. Her mom came out of the tour bus, and get this… WAVED BACK TO ME! Months later, I’m still not over it. If Sabrina Carpenter is reading this, I just want to say that you’re incredible and that in the least creepiest way possible, I love your mom.
7 – Unfortunately, I cannot style my hair. I wear a ponytail everyday, and I have been wearing ponytails to school for the past nine years. I will always have my hair up in a ponytail with a scrunchie. They have become an integral part of me and my life. Ponytails have kind of become my thing, ya know?
8 – I’m trilingual (kinda)! I speak English (as you can tell), Farsi, which was actually my first language, and I’m learning Spanish! I am currently taking Spanish II in school. Learning a new language is so cool because while learning the language, you also learn about the culture your language originates from, and to me, that is incredible. Do you speak another language? If so, leave a comment down below! I’d love to hear!
9 – My next fact is that I have a scar under my chin from a biking accident. When I was six years old, I was learning to ride a bike with no training wheels. Being as clumsy as I am, I rode straight into a fence cutting my chin. The accident left a scar and a lifelong lesson that I need to be more careful. The one good thing that came out of the accident was that I learned to ride my bike. I love going on bike rides with my family and friends!
10 – My final fact is that I am a travel enthusiast through and through! One of my favorite feelings on the planet is getting off the plane in my vacation destination. The perfect word to describe me is wanderlust. A few of my dream travel destinations are Italy, Bora Bora, Greece, and Bali. By far, my favorite trip has to be my trip to Moscow in 2016. I have been to Russia twice now and it is the most beautiful place EVER. I also took a trip to Los Angeles, California in 2017. The highlight of that trip was visiting Universal Studios and the Wizarding World of Harry Potter. It is with great delight that I call myself a Gryffindor and a happy Potterhead. 🙂
I love Marvel too!
That’s so awesome! Isn’t so great?
Hi Mariam,
I love your blog and your All About me post! Your background and theme is perfect for fall, makes me so excited for the upcoming months! Along with you I also enjoy Marvel movies, love The Office, and love traveling. Sadly I haven’t been fortunate enough to see Sabrina Carpenter’s mom in person :(. Take a look at my blog http://blogs.lcps.org/keepingitcoolwithac/ and see my All About me post! Have a great rest of your day.
Your BFF,
Anna Claire
Hey, AC!
Your blog is the cutest! I’m so glad you love all of the same things as me! You’re missing out if you haven’t seen Sabrina Carpenter’s mom in person. I hope you have a great day! 🙂 I love you!
Your BFF,
Mariam;)
Hi Miriam,
Your “All About Me” post was so detailed. I definitely feel like I got to know you better after reading it. We have many things in common. For example, I LOVE the show “The Office” and the soundtrack and movie, “High School Musical”, I’m absolutely terrified of snakes, and two places I’m desperate to visit are Bora Bora and Italy. I especially want to visit Italy since both of my parents are Italian and my grandparents immigrated to the United States from there.
I’m certain that we are going to have a great year together in both Communications and English class!
Thanks again,
Mrs. Sheridan
https://blogs.lcps.org/mmssheridan2018/
Hey, Mrs. Sheridan!
Aw you’re so so sweet! I’m so happy you love The Office! Who’s your favorite character? Also, High School Musical is the best! My fear of snakes is no joke. Your neighbor’s snake horror story left me with goosebumps. Also, I SO wish I could visit Bora Bora and Italy like TOMORROW. It’s so interesting that you’re Italian! What part of Italy are you from? I’m so excited for the school year with you! Starting off each and every morning with you is so good for the soul. You are the best!
Your student,
Mariam:)
Hi again, Miriam!
I love both the characters, Pam and Jim, and the actors that play them! My youngest daughter and I binge watched it over the summer! I hope I did contribute to your fear of snakes with my story, but that was one I simply had to share! Most of my family is from a very small town in Italy called “Frozolone”. No one has ever heard of it, but my parents went to visit with my grandmother. The feeling is quite mutual about our starting our days together. It is a special treat for me!
Also, I needed to mention that you did a fantastic job of teaching the class about the process for adding wallpaper to the blog.
See you tomorrow in Communications!
Mrs. Sheridan
Hey Mrs. Sheridan!
Aww I love Jim and Pam! I used to have two fish and they were named after them. I’d love to know what your favorite episode is? Mine has to be the Niagara episodes:) I think it’s so cool that your family is from Frozolone. It sounds wonderful there! Thank you so much for helping me not just in class, but throughout the entire school day! I can’t express how ecstatic I am for our year. I have a great feeling about this one;)
See you tomorrow in English! ( and please get some rest, we love and need you!! )
Your student,
Mariam<3
It’s so cool how you’ve been to Russia, have you been to any other countries?
Lily
http://blogs.lcps.org/thepoliticaljunkie/
Hi Lily!
Does Canada count? Haha, I also took the most brief trip to France.
Best,
Mariam:)
Okay literally watch hsm with me because I’m OBSESSED -Emma Ryder http://blogs.lcps.org/confessionsofatheaterfreak/
Anytime! I too, am OBSESSED with it. Do you have a favorite movie?
– Mariam:)
Hi! Its CC! I can totally relate to lots of these facts. First off, I know for a fact that sometimes being the youngest can be hard. I am the oldest and my youngest brother definitely has it hard sometimes. I also love to travel around the world but sometimes planes scare me, so I need to figure that out…
-CC dePascale
http://blogs.lcps.org/paintwars/
Hey CC!
Being the youngest CAN be difficult at times. You’re like one of the only people who admits it, if I’m being quite honest. Also, I don’t like planes very much either. I struggle with motion sickness so planes, cars, and buses are not my friend. Where would you go if you could travel anywhere? I’d love to know!
– Mariam:)
Dear Mariam,
I love Marvel so much! I don’t know why Endgame has a place in your heart, but it is killing me! I love the Winter Soldier too! It’s not my favorite, but I think its still pretty good! And, of course, I can’t say no to having the Spiderman movies as my favorites! Although Captain America is one of my favorite characters, he was sort of a bully to Tony in the first Avengers movie. Speaking of Harry Potter…. I love Harry Potter! I consider myself a Potterhead too! Although, I am not a Gryffindor, but I am a Hufflepuff! I was wondering, whats your hybrid house(in your opinion[doesn’t have to be from a quiz])? Mine is Slytherpuff(in my opinion).
Writing to you with lots of questions,
Nadia
http://blogs.lcps.org/drawingaddict/
Hey Nadia!
Thank you for your questions! I really enjoy replying to them:)) The Spider-Man movies are SO good! I watched Far-From-Home the night it came out and I was in awe. I’d love to hear your favorite marvel character! I’m so glad you love Harry Potter too! Hufflepuffs make the best friends! I would have to say my hybrid house is Gryffin-Claw.
– Mariam:)
Hey CC!
Being the youngest CAN be difficult at times. You’re like one of the only people who admits it, if I’m being quite honest. Also, I don’t like planes very much either. I struggle with motion sickness so planes, cars, and buses are not my friend. Where would you go if you could travel anywhere? I’d love to know!
– Mariam:)
Hello meriam, my name is Abby i really liked your blog and how detailed it was, I hope you continue to post with this much personality and detail. Also, if you’d like stop by my blog
Abby
http://blogs.lcps.org/abbysbloggeroni/
Hi Abby!
I love that you love my blog! I hope I continue to blog with this much personality and detail too haha! No, but seriously, I’m so happy you find my blog ~appealing.~ That is the goal, after all. I will totally check out your blog! Again, thanks for stopping by! Come back soon!
– Mariam