When people put labels on us, it doesn't always enclose everything that we are. So even though I'm proud to be Somali, I'm proud to be American, at the end of the day, I'm still Halima, and I take things from both sides and combine them, and I make my own little category. I'm me!
タグ: proud, day, people, me

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I sleep with aloe vera on - it's super moisturizing and good for the skin - and I'll switch that up with honey, which I leave on for 10 minutes then wash off.
タグ: leave, skin, sleep, good
I want to go see Somalia because I've never been there, and I feel like I'm missing out. I want to learn that heritage; I want to learn about my culture.
タグ: feel, never, go, culture
I mix things from my Somali culture and my American side.
タグ: side, american, things, culture
I love Somali foods like canjeero, a pancakelike bread; same for pizza, burgers, and sushi.
タグ: bread, like, pizza, love
I know that for me, a lot of people will look at me and they'll think 'Somali' or 'outsider' instead of 'Minnesota.'
タグ: think, look, people, me
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