In a sleepy Croatian town lived a kid with an insatiable yearning for novelty and experience…
Overly excited, overly ambitious, and overly everything according to the locals, she grew up never fully satisfied with her life or the unchanging nature of her environment. Always yearning for more and believing things could be better, it’s no surprise that her path was shaped by over a decade of grit, perseverance, and countless challenges that shaped her into the woman I am today: imperfect, but always trying my best.
My proudest accomplishments aren’t on my résumé, so I’ll put them here: I’ve spoken up while trembling, pushed through anxiety that made me sick, stood my ground when I was told to let things go, and gotten back up after fainting from fear.
Through it all, I’ve learned that I’m far more afraid of betraying my values and dreams than of failing or being overlooked. Though this is just the beginning, I’m excited for the many mountains — both metaphorical and literal — I have yet to climb.
– I believe there’s no way to “win the game of life” because there’s no summit in life; the goal is to play,
and to play together. –