Sometimes, your dream doesn’t line up with how your life is going, and other times, your dream can mold with you...

I was born in 1994 in Lucena, a city situated in the province of Quezon, Philippines...My family was poor, but despite our losses...

They raised me in one of the fiercest neighborhoods in Lagos where petty thieves and prospective armed robbers were groomed...

For the first few years of my life, all my immediate family lived in a low-income, one-roomed apartment in the city within a close-knit...

The person I am today is not even close to the person I was 20 years ago, and I’m proud of that...

One could say that I had creative parents, another could say they were nature-loving hippies, and both would be correct...

I was expected to labor for the rest of my days and help support my family like every other child in my village. I was not supposed to be...

In fact, I was 16th in the rankings, including my father’s children from his two older wives, who each had six children before...

That year, there was a massacre in an eastern village. Nearly 600 were killed with sprays of bullets and machetes...

Through all these years, I’ve gathered wisdom from a deep well of experiences and had opportunities to chase my dreams again and again...

My parents were both renowned doctors of the city, and despite their demanding profession, they always seemed to make time...

...I always said the same thing—I wanted to go to the zoo. Once there, I would head straight for the tiger enclosure...

Like every Indian parent, my father valued a well-rounded education and saw it as the key to a better life. He only expected the best...

I was the oldest of six children and often had to help with the chores on the farm and at home. It was great having so many...

We were not rich, but we lived a happy and comfortable life. I saw the world through their eyes and everything seemed wonderfully...

We were Turkish, and like the other Turkish families in Germany, my sister and I were taught to be responsible and helpful...

I was never the kind of person who had an abundance of friends. On the bus, I’d find the first available seat and sit there quietly...

Ever since I was a baby, my parents, siblings, and I visited Buenos Aires, Argentina, many times. It was always super fun to visit...

I fell on my face so many times I lost count, but the thing that made my life different was that I refused to stay down...

Ever since I can remember, I listened to the stories and news on the radio, longing to be part of the airwaves. I toyed with the idea...