I am quite a sensitive person. I take many things close to my heart, but this helps me understand people and be sincere. Sometimes I need to be alone, to think and sort everything out. Other times I want to laugh, talk about everything, and feel that I am not alone.

I like to dream about the future and imagine myself happy, confident, and in the right place. I am still searching for who I want to be, but I know for sure who I do not want to be, a version of myself created by others.

Learn to get out of bed without ten minutes of negotiating with myself. Cook something more complicated than scrambled eggs and not google “what to do if everything is burnt.”

I am 18, and I understand that mistakes, disappointments, and difficult decisions are ahead. But I believe all of this is part of the journey. I am growing, changing, and learning to love myself as I am.

My name is Kira, I am 18 years old. I am at a stage in life where there are many questions, doubts, and at the same time hopes. It feels as if I am learning how to live again, in my own way.