AriCooper

♥♥♥ Ari Cooper♥♥♥

At twenty-three, I feel that life fits me perfectly, like a light jacket that accompanies me in each of my adventures. My name is Ari, and I have always had this almost irrational need to move, to discover, to breathe the unknown. Some say youth is just a breath, but for me it's a running engine that roars in my ears every time I put a foot outside. Every day, I wake up with the feeling that something new is waiting for me there, and that it would be a waste not to go and meet it..

My greatest passion — although I have several — is to ride motorcycles. I can't describe the freedom I feel when the wind blows my face and the road opens before me like a bold invitation. Sometimes I leave without a destination, just letting the instinct decide for me. Other times, I trace kilometer-long routes just to feel the asphalt vibrate under the wheels. Riding a motorcycle makes me fearless, alive, aware of the moment. Each mile is a reminder that the world is too big to stay in the same place

Travelling is obviously the perfect complement to this passion. I have crossed villages hidden in the mountains, beaches where the sea seems to speak, cities where nobody knows me and where, precisely because of that, I can be who I want to be.. I love discovering new places and meeting new people; every face carries a story, and every story is a fragment of life that somehow ends up staying with me. Sometimes I come home with new friends, sometimes only with memories of brief but intense conversations.. I learn something with every meeting, even if I don't realize it at the moment.

The best thing about this way of life is that I constantly discover myself. Some days, I realize that I am more courageous than I thought; others, that I also have fears, even if they do not stop me.. Being a fearless girl does not mean never being afraid, but moving forward anyway. And I move forward, always. Curiosity drives me, like an inner compass that points to experiences that I do not yet understand but that I know I must live. Sometimes I am told that I should rest, but how can I if my heart beats to the rhythm of movement?

I know one day I'll look back and see all I've gone through. Maybe then I will be surprised at how many paths I have chosen and how many I have let go.. But today, now, in this very moment, I just want to continue to explore. I want to continue to feel the breeze when I accelerate, continue to cross stories that expand my own, continue to discover myself with every kilometer.. Because I'm Ari, I'm twenty-three, and I'm in love with this life that I can only live once. And I intend to live it at full speed.