My Religion - Original Writing For my original writing I decided to write about a time in my life when I had to make a difficult decision that would have far-reaching consequences for me. First half of September 1996 On the day of high school, like every new student, I was extremely nervous because it was the first time I went to a place where I didn't know anyone. When I entered the main entrance there was chaos as all the new pupils were asking to go to the main hall to be allocated to the appropriate groups. Once assigned to my training group, I quickly realized that there were no Muslims in my class and that most, if not all, were Christians. During the first few months at high school I found it very difficult to interact with the other students because they already knew each other, but once I felt comfortable I opened up quite easily. It is now somewhere after the Christmas season, if my memory is correct, and we are approaching the holy month of Ramadan, where all Muslims who are able to fast are expected to participate in a month in which we are not allowed to eat or drink during the day. The first two fasts I observed I found it really difficult because the other students made fun of me while eating snacks during break and dinner. Once, while I was sitting in the library during lunch time, a couple of my Christian friends came to visit me just to see what I was doing. I explained to them that I didn't want to sit in the dineras that others were eating, it just made me hungry. At first, as a joke, one of the guys pulled a packet of crisps out of his jacket and asked me to have some. I told him I was fasting and couldn't eat anything until sunset. Then he kept asking me several times to get some chips and I kept replying with the same replay