So, in my glory days, my trademark was a thick mane of naturally curly hair. I never spent any time straightening or pressing my hair into submission. It was always long and flowing...I thought I was just one of the lucky ones.
    Had I grown up in Panama, I would have had an entirely different experience. Here, the humidity is consistently above 80%...Which means that my hair isn't just big, it's freak show BIG...It starts out okay...when you're in an air conditioned bathroom...it looks okay...you get a false sense of security and you actually exit the building with your hair hanging loose. Big mistake, huge...out in the humid air you can feel it growing in volume...and by the time you make it back to the safety of the air conditioned bathroom, your hair is almost too big to contain in a rubber band...I feel like my Panama hair should come with the disclaimer, "In the real world, my hair doesn't look like this, honestly. So don't judge me."