Since last year, I promise myself to relearn how to contemplate. Photography is my main tool for expression, but for some time now, taking pictures has been difficult for me.

Coming to Germany seemed like a good excuse to start working on that promise, but this journey has not been entirely easy. I have had to adapt to a different culture, weather, people, and places.

Even though most of the time I feel like an outsider, I have a few things to hold on to:

The camera my grandfather gave me is my most beloved possession. Living near the ocean is one of the things I had always dreamed about, and it came true. This small town has taught me to live calmly.

In the last few months, taking pictures has felt less complicated. I have allowed myself to experience new things, to pause and contemplate them.

I have managed to grow a lot along the way, create new memories and get to know new places, sometimes alone and sometimes in the company of amazing people.

This is a collection of memories of my life here, the people I have met, my surroundings, and some of my new favorite things, of my reconciliation with photography and a small part of a lifetime journey of getting to know myself.