Venezuela

they reached my ears. I tapped my foot as beads of sweat rolled down my face. I was in my anxious state again. My Spanish teacher, reading my signs of unease, sat in her chair trying to keep me calm as she waited for me to recite the capitals of Venezuela. It was all or nothing. Anxiety has been my constant companion since childhood, an inner demon I fight on a daily basis. For years, I struggled to maintain self-control of my emotions and it prevented me from reaching my full potential. Until,…

Approximately on mid-September of 2004 while living in my hometown in Venezuela when I was almost 7 years old, I was victim of a robbery along with my mom and my brother, as we had just finished doing some grocery shopping at the local supermarket. As a result, our life changed for the bad not only during that day or some after, but even years after it. The fear of losing my life within 10 seconds, seeing how a couple of thieves threatened our lives and ran away with the car my mom had bought…

As a Venezuelan High School Senior would think that would have to mean that I must have lived a hard life up to this point. One could assume that I have had parental problems such as my father leaving me, and my mom having to raise me alone. Since I am Hispanic I must have a green card. I am Hispanic so it must be impossible that I was born here and my parents are legal citizens. I am Venezuelan so I must be poor. Being born Venezuelan I must have had many hardships to go through growing up.…

people go through every day. Likewise, eight years ago I got into a new school because my family moved to the capital city. However, I never thought that get in a new school and being the new girl could be one of my worst fears in life. Back in Venezuela, when I was 12 years young girl my family moved to the capital city because my mom got a new job and my dad so. We were exiting about it because people always say that in the capital, Caracas there are different fun things to do such as go the…

environment, but I will get the foundation to keep developing myself as leader and a change maker. It will allow me to not be afraid of expressing my ideas. I still believe that I am part of the generation that will contribute for the recovering of the Venezuela where my parents grew up, where all the opportunities were given and where no one had to fly the country to achieve their dreams. Once I heard that “the man is the size of his dreams” and internalizing that statement I dreamt that I…

The document I selected was authored by the Congress of Venezuela at the Federal Palace located in its capital of Caracas in 1811. The documents primary purpose as intended by the Congress was to declare independence from the Spanish Crown as a colony, and become its own state of institution. The question: Why did Venezuela seek independence from Spain? Or more specifically what made the loyal colonists favor this decision along with the rest of society or the lower class. The answer: Spain…

Cesar, diagnosed with a disease called thalassemia, needs this blood for his three monthly transfusions. “He’s in bed, drowsy, inactive, and terrified,” Escobar, said “ The right to live doesn’t exist in Venezuela. You just pray to God your loved one doesn’t die.” (Krygier 2). Many families in Venezuela are struggling to find medical supplies, food, and water since the beginning of the Venezuelan crisis. There are many contributing factors of the Venezuelan crisis that have caused the economy…

Venezuela has many geographical features that make it the beautiful country it is. There is Mount Roraima, Isla Margarita, the Mochima National Park, the Medanos de Coro, Los Roques, and the Angel Falls. These places are some of the most popular hotspots for tourists visiting Venezuela (10 Top Tourist). Along with these attractions, there are the not so hot spots as well. These being Lago de Valencia, Lago de Maracaibo, the Andes Mountains, the Maracaibo Lowlands, the Guiana highlands and the…

countries during that time. These issues are very important to the world not just to the Southern region of South America. Often times these countries like Cuba and Venezuela do not have much rights as the wealthy and because the wealthy donate money politicians the wealthy are usually in control. The lack of democracy in…

What is most remarkable is how many nations took the experiences of the American nation and used it to reform and create their own sovereign nations. From an already well-established country like France to insignificant colonies like Haiti and Venezuela,…