My Identity

This is a picture I took while doing some volunteer work in Honduras. Although two separate trees, the close proximity and the intertwining branches make it look like one unified tree, especially from a slightly different angle. This is an image that represents my identity on many levels.

I was born in India and spent a little less than half my life there. As such, my Indian background is a large part of my identity. Most of the objects and images found in my room and house reflect an Indian influence in my present life here.
Here are four distinct examples:
1.
Along with the mac and cheese in my kitchen cupboard, there is always some rice and Indian spices. Although my cooking skills are very limited, everything I attempt to make inevitably has a hint of Indian flavoring to it, intentionally or not.
2.
The only religious artifact in my room is a small Bible dedicated to me by my grandparents and gifted to me by my parents. As such, it illustrates the strong religious setting I was brought up in, not only through my parents, but also my extended family.
3.
Most of the images on my walls have a more international theme to them. Ranging from the Ugandan flag to a Laotian fabric. I love traveling. Although not everything on my walls are from my personal trips, they represent places that people in my life have been to. The two most prominent pieces on my walls are batik fabrics of two different types of dancers. This illustrates my love for dance. Although I am formally only trained in one form, I have a passion for learning new types.
4.
My books range from Jane Austen to International Development textbooks. Each book however is a little piece of who I am. I have an odd relationship with books in which I only own and keep books that I have read (fully or partially) and really like or intend to read because I know I will really like it.

I look forward to getting a glimpse into everyone else's identities :)