Vanessa

Vanessa has been lost in her own mind for a while at the age of 21. New York City, no matter if it was Manhattan or Brooklyn, no place seemed to calm her mind and soul. So when she finally graduated after a year of studying journalism and four years of literature she left the city, her friends and the boy she’s been seeing on and off.

Europe, that was the place she escaped to. She started in Portugal, to find herself in her own heritage and did the same in Italy after staying a while in Spain. France, the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, Denmark, Sweden,..., all the countries worth visiting in Vanessa’s mind got a visit from her. She left alone, but that didn’t mean she was always alone. She made new friends in every country she stayed in, Imani visited her a few times and Gabe, the guy she was seeing on and off during college, visited her as well. He surprised her many times by showing up out of the blue. Vanessa enjoyed every second Imani and Gabe came to visit her. But they made her realise how much she missed at home. Imani brought pictures with her of her two cats and another litter of newborn kittens. Gabe made her feel good, she knew that they would never be the typical couple that will get married one day but that didn’t matter. She didn’t want a family, she decided that after her miscarriage and infertility news in 2017.

So after a few years of writing lots of journals full with poetry and stories in Europe, Vanessa decided to return to the city to follow her heart. V felt better, the time away from NYC did her good. Gabe and she stayed together for a while, Vanessa shared her stories and poetry with a lot of publicists before her first book of poetry.