GirlGI | Girl Gone International Issue 7 | Page 82

PEOPLE & LIFESTYLE

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How do you think travel changes women?
Growing up on the road, I realized that I wanted to be seen for
who I was instead of how I looked or what I owned.

As I said in my new release, Sihpromatum - Backpacks
and Bra Straps, ‘I contemplated all the efforts I’d considered necessary to appear beautiful on the outside in order to be accepted by my peers. Here I was in the mud,
looking and smelling gross, yet I felt more comfortable
in my skin than ever before. Simply being present and
friendly and putting a smile on my face helped make
someone else happy, and that’s what it was all about.
That was the way I wanted to live – accepting others
and being accepted for who we are.’