translation: She reminded me that I was now the same age she had been when we boarded the boat. "No" had never been an option. "Just do it," she said, "and don't be what you're not."
translation: Me recordó que yo tenía ahora la misma edad que ella tenía cuando nos subimos al barco. El "no" jamás había sido una opción. "Hazlo", me dijo, "y no seas lo que no sos."