In this period of silence, I find myself thinking about the “me, a year ago” and the “me, today”. It’s sort of wild, the change I went through (and still going through), which is not exactly as bad as it might sound like. I’d like to believe this isn’t really a change in personality or perspective or priorities. There is just this part of me that was well-hidden before that is starting to emerge on the surface. I’m thankful for that, because everyday I discover more about myself, what I can do, how I can feel and why I am here in every moment that I am. 

Yes. I’m becoming a shoe whore now, but I’m still the nerdy girl who loves to read books and who still dreams of becoming a lawyer. I prefer wearing shorts and dresses than jeans, but I’m still the boyish kid who hates losing to boys. I still laugh at the greenest of jokes, but I’m still the dork who’d rather have a red lightsaber. I’m almost always away from home, but I’m still the “family’s only girl” who would never answer back to her daddy.

My name is Dana Salvani, yesterday, today and tomorrow.