
Being Different Is the New Basic, Thanks to Social Media
Being different isn’t putting others down to uplift yourself. Being different is being your true authentic self and accepting others
Mikayla, 17, is an incoming college freshman. She is a confident, go-getter who is passionate about the need for mental health resources, celebrity news, and racial/health inequities. Known by her family as "Sweets," she loves sharing people's stories and seeing the beauty/ positivity in anything. With her energetic and caring spirit, she loves putting time into making a statement with an outfit, listening to music, and strives to be a successful Maternal-Fetal Medicine Specialist in the future.

Being different isn’t putting others down to uplift yourself. Being different is being your true authentic self and accepting others

The year was 2018. I was sitting in my 8th grade social studies class as whispers went around the room.