My piece honors my adolescent self. Often, we speak of the inner child that lives within all of us, but little is said about the young woman who also inhabits us: the girl who, in her adolescence, faced challenges and difficulties, and who today has managed to move forward.

For me, discovering who I am, has meant looking back at the past to understand myself in the present. My adolescence accompanies me, but no longer through pain; I have learned to see it with new eyes. Today, I embrace the dreamer and adventurous young woman I once was, and I choose to continue being her. In this way, peace and tranquility dwell within me when I accept my past with love.