Being 16

      I was in the park with a friend yesterday morning, and as we were walking we had to dodge all the bottles and broken glasses that Euskal Jaiak had left. A man was sitting there, and was staring at us as if we were guilty of that mess, just because we were 16.

      On the one hand, teenagers have that amazing feeling of freedom; we’re not already children, so we are able to travel abroad, stay out until late... And as we are not adults yet, we are free of most of the responsibilities a common person has. We are just expected to study and not causing much trouble.

       On the other hand, there are tons of negative prejudices towards teenagers: at some people’s eyes, we’re just senseless and shallow-minded children that get drunk every weekend, make much noise and whose only objective in life is to have fun... Personally, I find it really annoying to be classified like that.

       In my opinion, being 16 is great. If we met our objectives, it’s the age of having fun and hanging out. And if some people are too stubborn to see we’re not little monsters, I think the best we can do it’s just ignore them and be, just, young.