Hi! I’m Aleena.

I’m Aleena- a college student in Chicago studying biology with a focus on environmental science. I care deeply about faith, nature, growth, and building a life that feels both meaningful and expansive.I’ve always felt like my life could go in a hundred different directions. I want to travel the world, build something meaningful, have a family, create beauty, live deeply- and somehow not lose myself in the process. This blog is where I try to figure out how. Field Notes by Aleena is a collection of reflections on becoming-
on faith, ambition, discipline, identity, and the quiet moments in between. It’s part journal, part roadmap, part reminder that you don’t have to choose just one version of your life.