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Somewhat Ordinary Alka; that is my name. It is actually ironic that Alka is my name. In Indian, it means a lock of golden hair. I can only laugh at my parent’s decision in naming me this. All of my wigs make my name the most ironic thing you could imagine. I have no hair, and probably won’t have any for my whole life. It all started, well, at home. I was home …

…is not real hair. Now that I look back, I see that it wasn’t my wig that ruined my first day, but it was my attitude towards to myself. I felt that I was abnormal and that I was ugly but in reality, I was just like everyone else. My problem was lack of confidence. I know now, that it only takes a little bit of imagination and family support to get it back.