diversity timeline by desirée

  • Birthday.

    Birthday.
    I was born at 00:45 on June 28th in La Laguna, the place I currently still live in. Fun fact, my mom and I share a birthday, we both are born on June 28th.
  • Learnt another language.

    I started studying basic english (such as colors and weekdays) when I was in primary school around the age of 4.
  • Traveled far from home.

    Traveled far from home.
    I was also 4 years old when I first took a plane. I went to visit my family in Madrid.
  • Noticed a person who avoided you.

    I probably was around 5 at the time. My mom was buying groceries at the supermarket and I begged her to let me stay at the playground next to the store. I was watching a movie next to a girl and I laughed at something and apparently she did not like that. At all. She sprinted away from me and did ugly faces across the room. She was kind of weird.
  • Worked with someone of a different culture.

    The first time I did an assignment with someone of a different culture I was on primary school. I was around 6. I worked together with a muslim girl named Aradionis.
  • Met someone of a different race.

    The first time I met someone of a different race I was 6 years old and I was on primary school. There was a russian girl in my class I really got along with. I think her name was Alina.
  • Made foreign friends.

    I met my internet friends almost two years ago. We met thanks to a fan account of a show we're really fans of, and they are amazing, I'm so glad I got the chance to meet them.
  • Observed an incident I believe could have been related to bias or prejudice.

    It was last year's summer. My cousin and I were hanging out at a park, and there were some kids playing around. Right in front of us, there was a group of probably 4 or 5 children playing around. I noticed they were pushing away one of the kids, who was kind of fat, and saying mean things to him. Just when we were about to tell something to them, a young boy a few years older than us came and defended the kid. There's still definitely good people in the world.
  • Today.

    Today.
    I am now studying 11th grade, social sciences specialty, at my school, IES La Laboral. I hope I can keep studying and have a work in which I can make enough money to travel the whole world.