I am Willow. I was born in Manhattan, New York in the summer of 1996.
I hated living in the city.
It was too loud,too busy, and too concrete (literally).
I wanted to be outside constantly, and I was especially drawn to plants and water.
My childhood bedroom contained many, many plants.
My parents thought it was too many, actually.
When I was six years old, we went on a trip to Coney Island.
Finally, I saw the water.
I begged my parents to spend the day at the beach.
They wouldn’t let me go into the water by myself.
So when they weren’t looking, I ran for it.
I was carried away by a