I created this website the year after my highschool graduation, at the age of 18. Suddenly, my days were no longer spent with my friends, and physics tests were replaced by real problems... everybody went away, chose and started to follow their paths in their lives. Back then, I wasn't able to perceive or picture the world beyond school, and this fact was well reflected in my mindset, personality and behaviour. All I had ""planned"", was to follow some of my parents's steps, like an appropriation. I always thought I was someone "full of themselves" but well, I was left with no well known truth, not being sure of what to do with myself. So, in the past two years (24/25), I was basically lost.

During this period, I found Neocities and discovered that the internet has always been so much more and felt a bit like Columbus. Building this whole thing was so much fun!! Though I have a "feeling shameful" issue and almost deleted the site sometimes. Ultimately, for me it feels and seems more like an collage notebook than anything. It's like a slice of my mind being exposed on the web. I wish to be bolder with coding though.

In the present, I'm glad for being able to gradually grow and leave my shy teenage years behind, with this site being a rather small part of it but also its last breath. I think I'll still be using it for a while! I'm thankful for having this space, Neocities and its creative community.

February 16, 2026