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My dad was Santaclaus
I was a kid that always had that believe in Santa Claus but when nobody was at home and was approaching the time to Santa Claus come, my dad was the only person who was at home and instantly the bicycle appeared at home. I thought about it and it became the idea that my dad was Santa Claus. They could not believe that I Knew it and it was a panic time for them, but I ended enjoying my gift and they just told me, and they also told me they were the tooth fairy that came in the nights. -
They leave alone in a horse
I was eight years old and we made a trip to the countryside in Venezuela. When we used to do these kinds of trips I used to go in a horse but someone was guiding it, either my sister, my dad or my mom. This time we paid a person for the horse, and this person told me something and I didn't understand what the person told me. I said yes without knowing, and I did the ride by myself. My parents were looking at me and those were the worst 7 minutes of my life because I was really scared that moment -
Break the strings of my tennis racket
One of the most painful moments of my life. I was with friends, and this was a really uncomfortable moment, winning the match, in another state of my country. I was representing my state, my home, when I was in a tournament and I broke the first string of my racket, and 30 minutes later I broke the other racket. I had no face to ask my opponent if he could borrow one of his rackets to finish the tournament that I started winning. I ended up losing the match and my couch was proud of me. -
My best friend left the country
She is Ana. She is the first person that I met when I just changed from one school to another in my country. I didn't know anybody in this new place, and she made my days better. She was always with me. She never left me alone, but the day she had to move to Argentina was a really impactful day, when she told me they day and the reasons. I never imagine that she was going to leave the country. She was one of the persons that change my life and not being anymore with here impacted me a lot. -
I met my first love
I feel that I'm a really lucky guy to be with this girl. I met her when she was 12 and I was 13. Since then we are together, she is one of the most important people in my life that changed a lot of stuff going on in my life, and I'm proud of us for growing together, been this whole time together and having a long distance relationship and keep the same feeling that we had when we just met. This relationship has helped me my way to think, my future plans and all the stuff you can imagine. -
My parents gave me a car
I used to see my older friends with cars in Venezuela in all the parties. Since I'm 13 I told my father to teach me how to drive. He taught me but it was not responsible to let a kid drive at 13 years old alone. When it was my 15th birthday he gave me his car and we went to make the process for my first license. This was one of the best things that could happen because now I was going to be the cool guy in my town. I was really proud of it and it was an experience that I will never forget. -
I saw Emma again
She is my niece. I met Emma when she was 3 months old, and because of the situation of Venezuela she could not travel more, and after that covid happened. In 2021 we made a trip from Venezuela to Colombia and my sister with my brother in law and her from the U.S to Colombia. I met her in that month that we were together there. We spent a lot of time together and we enjoyed that time together. I missed her. She is one of the most important people in my life because she makes my days different. -
I learned how to do what I liked
Since I am a kid my dream was to be a DJ. I used to be the kid in his room watching at video sets of tomorrowland the whole day. My brother in law has his own company of production and his stuff. He use to make events and he is a video engineer, lighting designer and dj. When I just came to this country I just asked him to teach me how to do it. When I started I was a roadie and nowadays I connect everything by myself and know how to run different programs in a event. -
Family together again
Our family had years without being together. We are a really unified family since I remember. My brother in law made this trip possible, and I could see my sister after years being without her, and we could have this special moment in Colombia for vacation a full month. We enjoyed this trip; I saw Emma again, and I saw a cousin that I missed a lot and had a long time without being with him. We saw more of our culture in latin america and have a really fun trip starting the year in Colombia. -
I just came to the U.S
I was a person with dreams in my country, a lot of friends and family there. Crossing the border, leaving my parents, and leaving my life was not easy for me. I was coming to a new country. I had to learn a new language and adapt the way they live here in the US. I'm still adapting and it's not an easy process the one you have to pass through to learn how to value everything you had, and passing for this situation because one person in the power wants to be the king of everything in your country