"I wouldn’t have been able to achieve my dreams of becoming a successful filmmaker if I could not travel. I find travelling feeds my creativity, it allows me to think outside of the box and step out of my comfort zone, part of me does this to prove society wrong. Ever since I was a little girl, I was told not to go out on my own and to always be with someone, as my parents worried about me being female and Deaf, many people viewed me as being vulnerable. However, I was and still am determined to prove people’s perceptions of me and other females wrong, being a female Deaf filmmaker and travelling solo does this. When I tell people all of the places that I have travelled to, many of these people are in awe of all the destinations I have been to, many of my friends have told me how they would have loved to have visited all these places but couldn’t because they had no one to go with them and they can’t travel alone. (This is due to the stigma society has led women to believe.) I have the courage and the determination to break the stigma for women, I do this by travelling the world solo and finding filming locations unknown and known to the public, I do this by learning about the culture in which destination I am in and then the creative process begins. I do this as a woman my aim in life is to empower all women, especially Deaf women. I do this by showing the world my films and having young female talent observe my work and listen to my story. I believe that my fight for equality will bring change to society and the way society views women within tourism. My aim is to improve equal access and gender opportunities and create a more welcome approach for women thinking of becoming involved within the tourism and filmmaking world.”