Following a conversation during which Farias says she and Crowley discussed the dearth of women in office, Farias realized she embodied the issues of the district. “My family story is actually what will resonate with my community,” she said. “They need someone that actually looks like them and sounds like them and understands their issues and understands how to bring the change and focus on those issues. So then that's when I decided to run,” Farias says. yeezys on retail Another hard-hit coastal area was Fajardo, where Merelys Torres is from. Merelys told me that she and her family survived Maria by climbing to the second floor of her mother’s house and holding on as the hurricane lashed outside the window, leveling their neighborhood. This wasn’t the first time she had noticed the environment altering her home, however. Local fishermen reported they had slowly seen the fish that supplied their livelihood and sustenance become scarcer, while each year hurricanes got stronger and more unpredictable. Merelys says she can no longer ignore the threats of climate change and believes only bold action will preserve her community’s way of life.There arethousands morePuerto Ricanswho have storiesjust like these yeezys on retail The only instances when Lady Di welcomed the media’s attention was when she wasraising awareness of social issues yeezys on retail Well, I've just started high school. This is my first year, and then, when this term ends, I have two more years. So I'm doing that first, while at the same time doing activism. But after that, I have no idea what I want to do or what I'm up to. I guess I will have to see where I end up. But probably I will be where I can be the most useful — advocating for change in one way or another and being an activist in whatever shape that may take.Want more fromTeen Vogue? Check this out: yeezys on retail