Malala Yousafzai

Like, I felt that I didn't have to think twice before what I said.

And I could make mistakes.

I can be silly.

And I reconnected with that person that I was growing up in Pakistan.

I was a very mischievous, funny person there.

And I had a lot of friends.

Yes.

I mean, yes.

Who doesn't like gossiping?

So I was very careful in the early days of college.

And I said, you know what?

Anything can be taken out of context.

So I'm going to stay away from all of these things, partying, whatever.

And then one day when I was coming back from rowing, somebody took a picture of me where in the photo I'm wearing skinny jeans and a bomber jacket and my headscarf.

And this whole backlash.

Rowing equipment.

And there was this whole controversy on social media calling me out and saying that I had brought shame to the country and I was more like westernized and I was no longer representing my culture.

And I remember having this conversation with my parents who were like freaking out.

And I told them that I'm in college for studying to be a normal student.

I'm not here for some pilgrimage.