Grade Nine had new lockers, new friends and all those expectations. But high school was work. It was tough, and parts of it were traumatic for me. Follow me through the grades, and you’ll understand more of that. There was excitement and kindness in that period, and there were things I still had to get through. A new school didn’t mean life suddenly became easy. What I carry from that year is the importance of looking for myself. Listening for myself. Giving my own experienc