#001
Gwen

The first stranger I asked rejected me. Pushing past that, I kept walking and saw Gwen sitting on her own at a table in the nursing center. I walked past nervously, then a few seconds later turned around and walked back to introduce myself. She had amazing tattoos on her arms and long orange hair reminding me of a druid from D&D.

Gwen has been many places around the world, but if she could go anywhere, she would love to travel to New Zealand. If she could visit anyone it would be her father overseas in England. He’s getting on in years and she doesn’t know when or if she’ll be able to see him again?

If she could give any advice to her younger self, it would be to trust her own perspective. She’s taken a lot of advice from other people that has led her on paths she didn’t want to go down. She’s learned that her own judgment is the most important thing to trust when making decisions about her own life.

April 3rd, 2026