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Optimism as a Way of Life

February 2, 2022February 2, 2022 651 Views 0 Comments #Africa, #african, #blackgirlmagic, #BlackLivesMatter, #BLM, #Brazilian, #CentralAmerica, #covid, #covid19, #dispora, #education, #gender, #government, #guatemala, #healthcare, #healthpolicy, #honduras, #indigenous, #LatinAmerica, #Latinx, #mindset, #optimism, #pandemic, #Policy, #rememberus, #vaccination

I have always been positive. That was my attitude when at 17 I left Puerto Barros, my hometown, for Guatemala City. Because of the color of my skin and my gender, I suffered from hunger, discrimination, and harassment; but I also met people who helped me in good faith and enabled me to get ahead.