Decisions
Thinking about what was the most important life scene of my life, I realize that it is difficult to choose one because it comes to my mind many things that have been important and have marked my path, my desires and hopes. But I can say that the most important day was the one where I first decided to go on a trip with my friend Yuri, to Florida. That happened on April of 2002.
We were nineteen, the age at which every girl wants to make new experiences, explore the world, learn something different from their culture. Yuri and I share the same desires. The fact that my parents give me their authorization to make this trip was for me a satisfaction because I realized they had put a lot of trust on me.
I organized the trip. I booked the flights, I chose excursions, did everything with enthusiasm. The city in which the plane had to land was Miami. My friend Yuri had family living down there and they provided us a place during our stay in Miami.
Yuri and I flew from Guayaquil, Ecuador, a small town in South America. The flight took four hours. We arrived at Miami International Airport, here began the funniest situation because neither Yuri nor I speak English. The only sentence that we memorized when we were at the plane was “ I need somebody that speak Spanish”. Fortunately, the immigration agent was bilingual. Yuri’s relatives were at the airport waiting for us. “Great city!” I said. My intention was to visit and collect everything from that city. The fifteen days trip, had to be exploited until the last minute.
While Yuri and I were having fun in a host city, more than half a million people march on the streets of Caracas, Venezuela, protesting against the Venezuelan government. The protest last two days when Chavez returned to power. After learning about that difficult situation in Venezuela, I started thinking about my future in my own country, Ecuador, where similar situations could happen. Nothing positive comes to my mind, so I realized that here in the States I could be more secure and have more opportunities to success. At that moment I decided to stay in the States because I felt that this adventure would fill my soul with security and with opportunities to success.
So, those fifteen days vacation time turned into eleven years of my life since I decided to stay. Now I am in New York City, the city that has brought me fun, adventure, love, job, and education. Only brave people takes vital decision and risk. I took it on 2002 and I proud of myself that I did.
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