I'm a sixteen-year-old Indian American male. I was born in Seattle, and I lived there until my parents decided that they would much rather call India their home for reasons that I am not yet aware of. I was a little over six years old at the time, so ordinarily people would expect the American in me to have faded to nonexistence by now. On a happy note, that is not the case. As it so happens, a large group of our most intimate family friends also moved to India around the same time as we did, as a result of which, the American in me has never died, nor diminished in its intensity, as it were.
I'm unabashedly elitist and choose to impose my company only on Indian Americans like me, since they understand me, my parlance, and my humor better than people of other communities. Even otherwise, Indians in general consider us (rightly, I guess) a snooty half-breed--neither here, nor there--and when they aren't shrouded by their veil of pretense, they keep their distance from us. Many a time I've had a vague feeling that they talk behind our backs, maybe out of envy, maybe out of spite, but whatever.
That aside, even though I like India as a country considerably, its culture, its food, and other things, I am naturally more drawn to the place where I was born, a feeling that is further intensified by the fact that I have an uncanny memory regarding things that happened in my childhood, and remember practically everything about our life in Seattle. Which is why, as soon as I graduate from high school here in India, I would like to return to the United States.
Reading is and has always been my favorite pastime, and the author's language is usually my favorite aspect of the whole reading experience. I have a predilection for flowery language, which is pretty uncommon in today's world, not to mention among people of my age. I like humor a lot, so you might say that my shelf is never complete unless the name "P. G. Wodehouse" is prominently displayed. He has been my favorite author for some time because of his wit (that never gets old), and his language. Also, since I have the right to talk about some of my finer qualities without making me sound self-obsessed, I'll add here that I am by nature witty as well. Consequently, I adore Wodehouse's works all the more. Apart from Wodehouse, I thoroughly enjoy books by Agatha Christie. There's nothing like the intellectual mystery. (Okay, so you may not get the hint: medical thrillers suck big-time.) Winston Churchill completes my list of favorite authors. Of course there are other authors whose works I read and enjoy, but the above-mentioned are my absolute favorites: no one else comes close to them. I'll also add that the Harry Potter series, the Artemis Fowl Series, and the Percy Jackson series are my favorite fantasy books, and I think they deserve to be counted amongst my favorite books, too.
Okay. I've probably bored you all to death with the preceding paragraphs, so I'll talk about relevant things now.
As you may have noticed, I've created an account here in order to edit Bleach-related articles, Bleach being, as it has been for the greater part of the year, my favorite anime show. I was first introduced to it by an overseas friend of mine, who strongly recommended it, saying that it was something I would undoubtedly like. And you know what? She was absolutely right. I finished watching every episode that was there at the time within a month, and began reading the manga. I have written over a dozen fan fiction stories about it ever since, and haven't stopped at that.
My favorite character is and will always be Byakuya Kuchiki. He embodies every quality I admire. I became a huge fan of his when I first set eyes on him, and have supported him through every battle, in a manner of speaking. I shall mostly edit his page, add latest information if someone hasn't already added it, and correct errors whenever I come across them. That is all for now.
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