rowing up, my life has often felt like a compromise between my “radical” beliefs and a conservative society. Today I feel it’s becoming more of an integration. I’m learning to be myself without shutting doors to other people. If I don’t, I accumulate too many different cultures and experiences to segment them from one another. I’ve always believed in celebrating differences, and being curious and open-minded instead of fearing it. The sources of discrimination are fear and ignorance and the lack of deep listening. Everywhere I’ve travelled, one part of my identity confronts a fear in people in what they
