Well, my journey to Islam is, of course, a very personal one. I plan on leaving alot out, mostly rough times. I will try to focus on the major points...here goes:
Before university I had never known any Muslims at all, or at least to my knowledge. I come from a small city of about 45,000, and attended university in a city with about 500,000. So its natural that I would be exposed to a very large diverse crowd compared to earlier times. And I loved it. To make it short, I became very close to two Muslims in my first year. Slowly I was exposed to Islam through their fasting in Ramadan, prayers, and especially manners (that was a big one). Islam is a way of life.I cannot stress that enough. So, one who practices Islam will show it in many ways, such as their compassion, kindness, modesty, etc. I was very impressed by this. I asked alot of questions one night, not just for conversation, but because I was very interested. I suppose this is where my interest really began.

From the beginning I had alot of respect for Islam. It seemed to me to be a very strict religion, a true test of faith. At the same time I was beginning to learn about Islam I was becoming more and more frustrated/fed up with my own beliefs. I always believed in God, however I wasn't satisfied by my wavering faith. One week here I would pray everynight, and read the Bible; the next it was as if I forgot completely about our Creator, and this had been going on for years. I took a world religions course my first year. I always wanted to learn about other religions, but when you attend a Catholic elementary school and high school you most likely will not be hearing about any other faiths.