About Me — May Zaben
Writer, author at heart, dreamer.
Hi! This is an updated version of my “About Me” Story in 2023. I hope you enjoy:
Hi, I’m May Zaben! I’m a writer, poet and personal blogger. The picture above represents who I was in 2023. It’s 2026 now, and so much has changed. So, I thought I’d re-introduce myself again through a factual sort of list… like a list of fun facts about me! Some of these facts remain the same as I have not changed completely, but there are newer facts to showcase the person I am today. I hope you enjoy!
Facts:
Fact 1: I am Palestinian-Saudi and proud to be. I was born and raised in Saudi Arabia and have roots in Palestine. I think it’s beautiful when someone says “roots” because to me, that signifies where you are from and shows the connection you have with something you love so dearly.
Fact 2: I am 23 years of age and still have such a deep, personal love and respect for music that touches me. From “Atlantis” by Seafret, “Ordinary Days” (from the Netflix K-Drama Doona!) by the wonderful Suzy, “Your Guardian Angel” by The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, and “Your Heart is a Muscle” by Carly Rae Jepsen… these are some of the many, many songs I love and my taste for music varies widely and runs deep. What I’m into the most is music that is spirited, meaningful and wonderful. These songs are examples of that!
Fact 3: I am a Muslim woman and a streams-of-consciousness writer. I have a strong connection with and love for my faith. As a writer, I feel comforted and most myself when creating stories in the streams-of-consciousness form.
Fact 4: In 2023, I started a personal Medium blog called “Mermaid with Sea-Green Eyes” where I regularly write personal entries, poetry and short stories. In the past, I referred to myself as both “Mermaid with Sea-Green Eyes” and “May Zaben” but as I realized that might be too confusing, I’ve chosen to solely refer to myself as “May Zaben” and keep “Mermaid with Sea-Green Eyes” as the blog’s name.
Fact 5: I would like to publish a book someday and have it be about something in the streams-of-consciousness form. I hope people love it!
Fact 6: I am so excited to be introducing myself here! I joined Medium a couple years ago and feel very blessed to be writing these words. I’ve met amazing people so far and am thankful for them.
Fact 7: Fostering old and new connections is one of my favorite things ever. If we’ve met before, please accept a joyful “hello”! And if we’ve never met before which is likely the case, it’s nice to meet you!
Fact 8: I’m so proud of the person I am today and you should be proud of yourself too!
If you’d like to check out my blog , that would mean the world! Hope to see you there and have a more than A-OK day!
Sincerely,
May Zaben
