Hannah Strong has longed to communicate with others in ways they can understand since her first memory of life. At twenty-eight years old, she's used her programming genius to overcome the communication challenges she has experienced as someone with nonverbal autism, and knows what she's created can also help travelers eliminate language barriers and open up new experiences to anyone who uses it. Now she's ready to introduce Mediary, a device that uses artificial intelligence to eliminate language and communication barriers, to the world. UNDERSTOOD is a short story written for the Marriott Travel Brilliantly contest.All Rights Reserved