When I was younger, my world seemed so small. I would pass the same people in the school hallways a thousand times until they became familiar faces, adventures with friends would remain within walking distance from each other’s houses, and I would know all the names of people in my class. The weird thing is that as I grew older, my world expanded exponentially to the point that it became all too easy to get lost in.

When you begin to meet other people that you haven’t grown up with, you begin to realize just how important a childhood is. As I went to junior high, then to high school, to university and began working and travelling – my world became larger as I met more people. I realized how so many people had radically different opinions, beliefs, and experiences that I have. It became obvious what was normal for one person was weird to another, and something that use to be seen as plainly wrong and bad can be seen as the right thing if seen through another perspective.

As a kid, I questioned why there was so much debate on what was right and wrong or good and bad. Suddenly, it all starting to make sense when all these clashing experiences we have tell us different conclusion about what is ideal without anything really allowing us to step into someone else’s shoes to see their point of view. To be honest, it’s scary to face a world so different from the one you grew up in – but I guess that’s when you realize how big this really is and you begin to try to find your place in all of it… ❤