| Freedom can come in many different ways. For | | | | In her book, Watch Me, Pazouki tells a story of |
| Roushi Pazouki, freedom came in the form of | | | | how people from different cultures relate to each |
| writing a first novel based on her own true story. | | | | other and shows the similarities that we, as |
| Watch Me: Based On a True Story follows the | | | | human beings, share - despite our differences. All |
| inspiring life of a young Iranian girl as she escapes | | | | cultures will relate to being criticized for appearing |
| from heartache and begins a new life in America | | | | or speaking differently, but in the end we all want |
| at nineteen years of age. | | | | to achieve our lives' goals. Roushi Pazouki spins a |
| Roya is driven by love toward a young man | | | | vivid tale of how she did it through an amazing |
| named Omid. But, a tragic misunderstanding | | | | character named Roya. |
| causes Omid to break their engagement, and a | | | | Middle-eastern cultures have saturated the news |
| heartbroken Roya realizes that she, and she | | | | in the past few years, but seldom do we hear |
| alone, is responsible for making her hopes and | | | | from women of the Middle East - Iran, especially. |
| dreams come true. When Roya's father sends | | | | Pazouki provides new insight into women's lives in |
| her to America, she begins a whole new life - | | | | that country and shows how their hopes and |
| first, learning English, obtaining a college degree | | | | dreams aren't really different from those of us in |
| and starting off on a career path that would take | | | | Western cultures. |
| her to the top rung of her profession. | | | | Roya may have been broken and downtrodden in |
| Roya's inspiring journey is based on the real life of | | | | Iran, but she carries her hopes and dreams |
| author, Roushi Pazouki, who also had to | | | | across the ocean with her, determined to |
| overcome dreadful obstacles during her lifetime in | | | | overcome anything that tried to keep her from |
| order to achieve the accomplishments of today. | | | | success. Her favorite phrase becomes, "Watch |
| Roya and Roushi had to learn to ultimately believe | | | | Me!" when people try to tell her she can't do |
| in themselves despite the criticism and personal | | | | something or achieve anything for one reason or |
| roadblocks thrown their way. | | | | another. |