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Names are a way we as humans communicate and identity each other. In addition, names make us unique in different ways and meanings. For example, my name "Muna" is translated as dreams, hopes or desires in English. However, when pronounced in English it sounds like "moon" which appears at night when every one is fast a sleep dreaming of their future or deep desire. My first name, Muna comes from my mother's sister Muna, who passed away when she was eleven years old.

My last name "Nemer" is translated as tiger in English, which is considered to be a powerful animal in the jungle and gives my name a boost of confidence and power in some way. I cannot truly say that my name defines me as a human being because i did not choose it, but i can say that my name tells a part of my story, where i come from and what my background looks like because when someone hears my name which is made up of two Arabic words they can immediately assume that i am from the middle east and i am frequently asked if i can speak Arabic.

In the mornings, during school hours i live as Muna a Syrian girl living an american life. Only communicating, speaking and thinking in English for several hours makes me feel lost between two worlds. When i speak in English, i feel as a different person because the style of language is different also my thoughts in English are different from my thoughts in Arabic because when i use English i use it to think of school work and communicate with others during school hours. However, i think about my day and problems in Arabic also i text in Arabic.

So, before the school bell rings i am a typical American teenage girl following her simple goals to make it through another exhausting day of high school which is me living as a whole. However, when the bell rings i switch to my Arabic mode which i prefer to be in because i have been living that way for the longest and when i get home me and my siblings only communicate in Arabic which can be considered me as an individual because i do not get to be in that mode unless i am at home or between other Arabs. Therefore, there are "two mes", American Muna, and "Arabic Muna".