Description: Who we are is born out of a place and a story—the defining moments that transformed us. Where were you born? What place do you always carry with you? ...
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I was born in Queens, Far Rockaway. It has special meaning for me. I’ve lived there 21 years, all my life and I don’t plan on leaving. My whole family is there. All my friends are there. I’m there. It’s me. It’s my home.
—Lauren Mecabe
BORN: NETHERLANDS TO SWITZERLAND I was born in a really small town called Limmen in the Netherlands. Everyone knows everybody. It’s adorable. Then, when I was 10, my mom got a job in Switzerland so I lived in Switzerland from age10 to18. Even though I was officially born in Holland, Switzerland is what shaped me. And I was at an international school so in many ways I feel like I’ve been influenced from all different kinds of people from all over the world. I’d like to think that it has made me open minded a