This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Illinois chapter and does not reflect the views of Her Campus.
I never go to the undergraduate library, but I’m glad I decided to go this day. As I was sitting at the UGL trying to get some reading done, I heard two women talking to each other at the table behind mine. One said she hated her straight ‘asian’ hair and the other hated how small her chest is. I turned around to look at the women who were voicing their insecurities in such a public place. Both of them were unique, individual…beautiful and as a complete stranger I wanted to tell them that. I called my friend and journalism classmate Caroline and told her I had an idea. The next day we started sending out e-mails asking women to volunteer to be featured in our documentary, “Love Yourself”. — Gina Chinino