Amandla Stenberg’s excitement over turning 18 is basically the cutest thing we’ve ever seen

By now, pretty much everyone is 100 types of in love with the one and only Amandla Stenberg. From being a force against cultural appropriation to offering important representation for young, queer girls of color, Amandla has done so much in her less than two decades. And Amandla Stenberg just celebrated her birthday! That’s right: Amandla Stenberg is now 18, and we’re so wowed by how she much she’s accomplished both in the world of style and of, well, being a better person. We couldn’t love her more!

In honor of her birthday, the revolutionary Amandla Stenberg took to Instagram to share a beautiful ode to her loved ones. She wrote,

family, lovers, strangers and and friends - thank you for the birthday wishes.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BLlhWEBB_x6

How precious is she?! Ugh, we ADORE her. She continued,

I never thought I would spend my 18th on a 15 hour journey to Brussels but it was the best transition into adulthood I could have asked for.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BMBQBTrhPD7

But Amandla is filled with gratitude and appreciation all the same.

although I miss home I feel ready and excited for all that is to come - this pic just taken in the bac

https://www.instagram.com/p/BL9RB4KBu1E

With 100k likes and over a thousand happy birthday wishes, we can definitely imagine that Amandla was feeling the love. And she deserves it!

We seriously admire her so much, and can’t wait to see what she does with her 18th year!