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| I have been in Honduras for more than 6 years. |
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| I'm 23 years old and I'm going to be 30 years old. |
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| Since I was very young, I have always wanted to explore. |
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| At 18, I went to study in Barcelona. |
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| At that time, I was the most intrepid of the family because none of my brothers had left the city. |
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| Before finishing my university studies, I spent a summer in Colombia, where I had my first professional experience in Latin America. |
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| Later, I lived in Guatemala for a few months, where I worked with indigenous peoples. |
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| For me, I have never been very spiritual, this great experience has helped me to know a lot about the beliefs and traditions of ancestral people and how they understand the world, their world view. |
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| That's when I arrived in Honduras with a one-year contract. |
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| But from the beginning, I knew I wanted to stay longer, I bounced in many places and was looking for more stability. |
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| Listen, I am Basque pure strain and I do not know any gene in my family who is not Basque, but I feel very well in the tropics. |
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| I have a passion for this land. |
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| I never imagined being a migrant and I am one of the most privileged. |
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| Although I am well adapted, there are also conflicts resulting from cultural differences: when I drive, when I see the unfair difficulties that are subjected so many people in Honduras. |
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| But at the same time, I really like how people tell stories, heat, temperature. |
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| The tropics is health, the tropics are life. |
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| Once in Honduras, I met Gabriel, who became my life partner and, with his daughter, they became my family. |
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| The most beautiful thing that Honduras has given me is the opportunity to meet great people who are great friends, but now also, and especially to start a family. |
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| I fell in love with him and also with his granddaughter, Walkiria. |
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| She is the epicenter of our life: so beautiful, intelligent, affectionate and gentle. |
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| The first year of coexistence has brought many changes in our lives that we have gradually adapted, but the important thing is that I feel very good, completely happy. |
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| Living with a girl is a gift, a source of knowledge and wisdom. |
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| Our project is now to expand the family, a project that thrills us all three. |
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| I have been fortunate to work at different levels for children's rights and I am currently working in an international organization with municipal governments and institutions at a decentralized level, which can bring a much more immediate change in the lives of children from Honduras. |
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| What would I like to do in the future? |
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| I am a lover of planning, hence my passion for my work and my public policies, but I am also a person who lives in the present, I enjoy life in all its extent. |
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| I try to put into practice the maxim of my mother-in-law: life is today. |
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| My message to migrants, especially to Hondurans, is that you must not let your guard down. |
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| You must catch your breath, continue and fight for a better Honduras. |