Memories of a Venezuelan immigrant ...

It is not easy to leave your country when you have a large family, each member of it is a pain in your heart the further you get away from your homeland.

When I made the decision to leave Venezuela, an endless number of uncertainties invaded my thoughts, and although I carried my well planned plans, the human nature of not knowing what the road will hold for you in the future is more exciting when you leave your comfort zone . And I say more exciting not to say anything else.

Even if you feel prepared to live outside your natural environment, you will always find a wealth of new things that you never thought to know, new terms, different meanings for those you already know, other dialects and vocabularies, climates, environments, moods, among others ... It makes changes in your personality, new attitudes and ways of thinking about some things more or less important in your life.

Sharing spaces with a group of unknown people, bedroom, bathroom, kitchen, highlights things that you have not felt towards other people, the sense of solidarity, companionship, tolerance, are put to the test, and are adopted in great measure for a better coexistence, and even more so when the age difference is very evident among the members of the group, in my case I am the oldest of the group of eight people who share a house of just 2 bedrooms, and as I am the newcomer , I share the room (area of ​​receipt of housing) with my daughter and my granddaughter.

When you live with your parents or your usual family you are not a burden when you do not have a job, abroad this is very different. Each member of the group means spending food, housing, clothing and in some cases even health, therefore, earning a living working in any way has never been so important.

Thinking about having fun is almost irresponsible, as long as your goals are clear and well planned, fun is relegated to a second and even a third plane, and this does not mean that your life abroad should be boring and unhappy, you should make what you have to dedicate to earn a living is nice, if possible make you enjoy it, because it will be the main and most important activity to which you must spend much of your time in that place, and spend money on fun would happen now to be a luxury that you would not have access to, if you want to be successful.

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