Anisah Hashmi

Places of Residence

Anisah has spent majority of her life living in West Hartford, Connecticut and Lahore, Pakistan. Recently, she has moved to Edmond, Oklahoma where she has spent the last two years of her life. She was born in Hartford, Connecticut and lived in the same house for ten years. For the six years she was in Pakistan, she would frequently return to Connecticut during the summer time as a result of the horrendous monsoon season, heat and humidity of the Pakistani summer. While in Pakistan, Anisah and her family lived in two different houses but she and all of her siblings attended the same school. It's evident that she probably has trouble telling people where she is from.

Family

Anisah's family is pretty large, consisting of her mother, father, two brothers and a sister. Her father, Fayyaz, is a cardiovascular and thoracic surgeon. He's always working on new ways to fix a broken heart and the lastest craze is robotic surgery, which, he says, is like playing a video game. Susan, Anisah's mother, is a registered nurse, but she is currently not practicing. Instead Susan prides herself on being a domestic engineer, which might be the hardest job there is. Razi is Anisah's oldest brother. At 23 years old, he has a job as the executive director of CAIR (the Council on American-Islamic Relations) in Oklahoma. Currently he is studying for the LSATS in hopes of attending law school in upcoming years. Nyla is Anisah's 21 year old sister who recently graduated from the Fashion Institute of Technology in Manhattan. Imagine having to knit a sweater instead of writing a thesis paper. She has had several jobs for fashion designers, but she is currently working for Elie Tahari as a knit wear designer. Siraj is the second youngest member of the family at 19 years old. He is a junior at Dickinson College and this year he is studying abroad in Norwich, England. He hopes to find a career in medicine, although he has not declared which type of medicine yet. Tinkerbelle is the family cat, at 4 years old she is a hide and seek loving, gurgling cutie (yes, she does gurgle instead of meowing).

Education

Anisah's educational history could be a book on its own. Her first place of residence was West Hartford, Connecticut. She went to Lollipop Tree Nursery School when she was a wee one and learning how to fingerpaint from 1992-1994. From there she graduated and attended Norfeldt Elementary School where she learned more serious stuff like the alphabet and how to tie shoes from 1994-1995. Her family moved to Lahore, Pakistan where she went to Lahore American School for a lot of elementary school, and she spent first grade there from 1995-1996. Then her mother got a little bit home sick and they decided to go back for second grade where Anisah's school district changed and she went to Braeburn Elementary School from 1996-1997. The last time she would go to that school was for fourth grade from 1997-1998. When Anisah's family went back to Pakistan, they did this several times, Anisah went to the same school from and 1998-2001, for the rest of elementary school and one year of middle school. She spent the rest of her middle school years in Connecticut at King Philip Middle School from 2001-2003. Once middle school was over, where she learned a great deal about being a teenager, Anisah went to Hall High School from 2003-2005. Her family got antsy again and moved to Oklahoma where she went to Casady School for the remainder of her high school years, from 2005-2007. Finally, she ended up at her new home, Dickinson College, where Anisah will be spending the next four years. Let's hope she don't transfer.

Employment History

Anisah's first job ever was babysitting for her neighborhood. She did this for several years before she got her first official job with a paycheck. The next job she had was as a counselor in training (CIT) at Renbrook Summer Adventure camp in West Hartford, Connecticut. At this job, Anisah focused on creating a musical production with some young campers and other CITs as well as counselors. She was only able to do this for one summer because of the relocation of her family. Her lastest job was waitressing at the Garden Pizza and Mediterranean Cuisine Restaurant. Her favourite part of this job was making a t-shirt for the restaurant featuring yummy mediterranean foods like hummus, gyros, and falafel. Although the restaurant is a small family-owned business, they receive a lot of customers who crave good food.

Travel

Living in Pakistan made travelling easier for Anisah's family.