For the first time in my life, a barista asked me if I was Shereen. Pronounced my name right and with such certainty as if I was “The Shereen.” I laughed and said yes, I was indeed a Shereen but I think he was referring to someone else? He was-Shereen from Code Switch. A true honor, yes, to be mistaken for the queen herself but also makes sense since I hear these days she’s at Harvard so our hopeful barista rolled the dice on how many Shereens could exist in this city and thought I was indeed a legend. I loved it mostly in that it's nice to know there is one famous Shereen making the name more common in the western world and hopefully ensure that the next time I use my name for my coffee, they won’t fuck it up so much. But I digress...
How many Shereen's do you know?
How many Shereen's do you know?
How many Shereen's do you know?
For the first time in my life, a barista asked me if I was Shereen. Pronounced my name right and with such certainty as if I was “The Shereen.” I laughed and said yes, I was indeed a Shereen but I think he was referring to someone else? He was-Shereen from Code Switch. A true honor, yes, to be mistaken for the queen herself but also makes sense since I hear these days she’s at Harvard so our hopeful barista rolled the dice on how many Shereens could exist in this city and thought I was indeed a legend. I loved it mostly in that it's nice to know there is one famous Shereen making the name more common in the western world and hopefully ensure that the next time I use my name for my coffee, they won’t fuck it up so much. But I digress...