After her Facebook update she spent 42 days
hidden away in her house photoshopping pictures
of her traveling around. “The inspiration for this
project came from
combining my two passions together: photo
manipulation and traveling,” van den Born told
BuzzFeed. “I wanted to prove how easily reality
gets distorted.” She said that her biggest concern
was whether or
not to tell her mom about her secret project. She
ultimately decided to not tell a soul about what
she was up to. When van den Born had to leave
the house, she
did so in a disguise so no one would realize she
was still in town. After more than a month of
disguises and
deception, van den Born sent her friends and
family videos revealing how she faked the whole
thing. “If I had the chance to do it again, I don’t
think I
would do it again,” van den Born said. “I really
underestimated the impact of the project on
myself and the people around me!”

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