So many things shape our identity. We pick up pieces of it everywhere we go – the place where we are born, where we grow up or where we grow old. We find pieces of it in the people that we meet, those we study with or the ones that remain close to us despite the distance. Our identity is who we are, a collection of memories, experience and heritage. It defines us as individuals, each with their own little habits and guilty pleasures, their background and history. This collage is only a tiny drop in the sea of photographs and memories that carry pieces of our identity. The colors in it are different (just as we are), but the more colors you add, the more beautiful and complete the picture becomes. Identity is constantly evolving and changing, reflecting newfound knowledge and experience. Identity is affected by current events, current location, and current (yet evolving) attitudes towards current events and current impacts on our lives. So many things shape our identity.

-Simona Iontcheva