{"id":11,"date":"2025-04-01T15:47:37","date_gmt":"2025-04-01T19:47:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/ritikamalik\/?p=11"},"modified":"2025-04-24T13:58:02","modified_gmt":"2025-04-24T17:58:02","slug":"a-little-about-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/ritikamalik\/2025\/04\/01\/a-little-about-me\/","title":{"rendered":"A Little About Me\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>&#8230;yes, that picture of me at Disney World is real\u2014and yes, it was my very first time there, <em>despite being born and raised in Orlando<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What makes it even more special? That day also marked one of the most meaningful moments of my life: <strong>my dad was granted U.S. citizenship.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-grid wp-container-core-group-is-layout-9649a0d9 wp-block-group-is-layout-grid\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/ritikamalik\/files\/2025\/04\/028-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/ritikamalik\/files\/2025\/04\/028-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/ritikamalik\/files\/2025\/04\/028-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/ritikamalik\/files\/2025\/04\/028-1-768x576.jpg 768w, 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and this my way to document my achievements from 2000&#8217;s!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Welcome to <strong>Rit\u2019s World<\/strong>\u2014a mix of thoughtful projects, personal roots, and the occasional full-circle moment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8230;yes, that picture of me at Disney World is real\u2014and yes, it was my very first time there, despite being born and raised in Orlando.&#8230;<\/p>\n<div class=\"more-link-wrapper\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/ritikamalik\/2025\/04\/01\/a-little-about-me\/\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">A Little About 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