Our perception of our teenage years is a little different from our parents’. 

What were you like as a teenager?

When I look back at my teenage years, I cannot say I disliked them. Everything felt important constantly (sometimes too important), but it was fun. I remember starting to feel like an adult, gaining more independence, thinking I had the perfect answers to most questions, was just the tip of the iceberg. Having secrets with my friends, trying to navigate through my first crush and actually starting to have interests that I wanted to keep. It was definitely a…unique experience.