This is the story of a young girl, uprooted from her familiar, comfortable home in New York City and placed in what was to her an unbearable new world.
Story
Nishat Raihana
(she/her) Mentee
Nishat is a high school student who is interested in exploring different forms of literature and being able to express her ideas creatively through her writing. She hopes to get to the level where she can write entire books and use her writing to advocate for campaigns that she cares about and spread awareness about important issues such as climate change. A quirky fact about Nishat is that in elementary school she would bring Harry Potter books to school so that she could show off reading a huge book.
Artist‘s Statement
This year, the focal point of my work has been about encapsulating all the different emotions I’ve felt while navigating through my senior year of high school. My stories have consisted of a variety of topics, such as how I felt reliving instances of my past or even about how current events have personally impacted my life. And through writing, I’ve come to find a deeper understanding of not just myself, but of the world around me as well.