Eliza left Northern Italy at a young age, settling in this small German town where her mother found work at a local hotel. She now dreams of becoming a famous actress in Hollywood and wants to move to Los Angeles after turning 18 to pursue a career in acting. “I wanna be a star one day, I just don’t know how to do it,” she tells me. “I know I’m gonna make it though,” Eliza utters with confidence and a fierce determination. “I have to because I don’t wanna spend my life stuck [here].” Anna nods in silent agreement as we walk past an abandoned factory where older Middle Eastern men play poker and homeless families sleep in self-made encampments. The two have been best friends for several years and spent the duration of their summer exploring the city together.