I'm 18, and I keep looking at the map as if there's a hidden exit there. In my city, dreams are crowded: the same street, the same conversations. I save up for a ticket and learn the language at night. I want to leave to start over and become myself, without other people’s rules. The unknown is frightening, but staying is more frightening. There I will find a home and a voice.

I want to meet a person whom I will love for life. Not ideal, but your own: with a smile, habits, dreams. I believe that love is not a fairy tale, but a choice every day. I will wait, find out, make mistakes, but I will not forget how to love. Sometimes it’s scary, but I believe: one day he will take my hand and stay with me.

I'm eighteen and I'm studying to be a nurse. I chose this path because I believe that even a little help can save someone’s day, and sometimes even their life. It is important for me to be there when a person is hurt or scared, to be able to support in word and deed. Studying can be hard—late-night notes, practice, fatigue—but I feel like I’m doing something real. And yet I do not close the world to myself. I am curious and lively, I am interested in trying new things: creative activities, communication, other professions. Sometimes I think that I can combine caring for people with something else - art, psychology, volunteering, or something completely unexpected. I am not afraid to search and make mistakes. I know one thing - no matter who I become, I will always have a desire to help. And let the rest come together gradually. I allow myself to grow, change and move forward while keeping the goodness inside.

I'm looking for myself, like a city on a new map. During the day I try everything: an internship in marketing, online design courses, shifts at a coffee shop. Every job teaches me freedom and savings. I want to move, so I feel free to change areas until I find my business. Sometimes it's scary to make a mistake, but it's better now than to be stuck forever...!