My Dancing Star - a deeply personal and visually rich photo book that blends memoir, poetry, and visual storytelling. This work traces a journey between two worlds - Albania and Italy - and through the inner landscape of a woman searching for a sense of belonging, both in the world and within herself. I was born and raised in post-dictatorship Albania, in a society still learning how to speak after decades of silence and fear. Later, I moved to Rome, stepping into a new culture where I remained, nonetheless, an outsider. For years, I lived between two parallel realities - one that felt like the past and one that never fully accepted me. Somewhere in between, I lost touch with the person I was becoming. This book is the result of that in-between space. It is a reflection on the emotional cost of migration, the fragmentation of identity, and the disorientation of cultural displacement. At the same time, it is also a quiet celebration of healing, forgiveness, and the slow rediscovery of self. These images are not just memories; they are emotional textures, fragments of stillness, sorrow, clarity, and resilience. They tell stories that words cannot always express, revealing the world not as it appears, but as it feels. At its heart, My Dancing Star is about learning to be gentle in a world that often demands hardness. It is about carrying the invisible weight of expectation - both public and private - and finding peace in the spaces where silence once lived. It is about the quiet strength required to forgive, to accept, and to begin again. This book is for those who have felt out of place, who have straddled cultures, who have longed for home but couldn’t quite name where it was. It is for the immigrants, the daughters, the dreamers, and anyone who is still learning how to live fully and softly, even when the world feels unforgiving. Thank you for stepping into this space with me. I hope these pages offer you not only a story, but also a sense of recognition, comfort, and quiet strength.