The writers of Before 19 would like to express their profound gratitude to Vincent Galgano for putting such incredible effort into bringing this website to fruition, to Dr. Maureen Fonseca for supporting us in all our endeavors, to David Sedaris for compelling us to write with self-awareness, specificity, and humor, and most of all to Caroline Dumaine for inspiring and intently helping us to hone our voices and always giving us the time and freedom to find what we truly need to say.