Daniela
18 as of Feb 2005
| Introduction dspeech - A letter to her about her speech before she changed it dan3 - Her speech after she changed it. prison - About my first visit to her house dan2 - More notes on the prison she sleeps and eats in. And a convo. mg - The MG (milk giver) page I started. |
Most Recent Items Jan 7, 2006 Email from Daniela |
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I met Daniela in 2004 when she was still a high school student in Quito, Ecuador. At that time she was very interested in making a difference in the world. In particular she wanted to help children and help stop the violence. Her parents, though, just wanted her to be a normal girl and get high grades and then go to a university. Now she is 19 and has been doing what her parents wanted but is not satisfied with her life.
When I met her she was working on a speech, to be given in English, for a speech contest. Winning was very important to her. But I felt discouraged to see how important it was. I asked her what was more important, to win or to say something she really believed. At first she said to win. Then we talked about it some me more and she seemed to have changed her mind. Then a few months later she told me she had only told me she had changed her mind so I would help her. I don't believe this is totally true. I believe she was and is confused about what is most important. Her heart told her one thing but her parents and teachers told her another..
I got an email from D the other day. She asked if I remembered her. I wrote her back and asked what she was up to, where she was etc. She told me she was studying economics in the university, still living at home and still dating the same guy.