Since I was a little girl, I was the one asking many whys and hows questions, dreaming about becoming a scientist and traveling the world. I felt that I did not belong living in a city where my dreams did not fit. So I left the small countryside Brazilian town where I was born for a bigger one to start college. This decision led to numerous accomplishments – completing my college education, seizing exciting job opportunities, and embracing the role of a mother. My life was definitely OK. But the little girl with big dreams inside me wanted more. Germany is the place I now call home, and life is not only OK anymore. A few years and many challenges later, I can say I did not become the scientist sitting in a lab I always imagined. But now I can answer many science questions, mine and others. I travel as much as I can. And I keep the little girl dreaming big!