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Birth and Early Years
Hello! My name is Juan Manuel Niño Piña. I was born in 2005 in Venezuela. During my childhood, i was pretty active yet quiet, as described by my parents. My favorite dish was pizza, I just loved the cheese and the spices -
Kindergarten
In 2009, when I was 3 years old, I started kindergarten. It lasted three years and then I started elementary school when I was 6. I was a very picky eater, always trying to avoid eating tomatoes, vegetables, etc. -
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Elementary to high school
From 2012 to 2018 I studied elementary school, and made effort to be a good student. I was growing up, so i stopped picking so much on my food and even began to enjoy eating paprika, carrots and some broccoli -
Moving countries
In November of 2018, my family and I left Venezuela. We took a 20 hour trip to Santander, Colombia and moved to San Gil. -
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6th Grade
In 2019, I enrolled into School again to study 6th grade. I adapted and learned new stuff. I tried a lot of new food, like fritters, tamales, colombian arepa, and bandeja paisa -
Pandemic
in 2020, the global pandemic started and changed all of our lives. i didn't have school for at least 1 month and the only stuff i ate was my mom's cooking, arepas, empanadas, rice and pasta, apart from the usual cookie. -
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Virtual classes
Later in 2020, The rise of Zoom and google meet happened. During the next two years I had virtual school. It was challenging and a whole new experience to me -
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High School
In 2022, we finally returned to the school. I was 16 years old and i adapted to usual life once again. It was a relief being able to go out to eat pizza, hot dogs and hamburgers again -
Graduation and Job
In November 2023, I graduated from High School and turned 18. I got my first job ever and earned some money. I took my family to eat ice cream and to have some pasta bolognesa. -
University
In 2024, I went to university to study Software Engineering. It was a hard, full of surprises and new teachings, first semester as an adult. I was forced to learn how to cook breakfast. I learned how to make fried eggs and boiled eggs, and how to cook stuff in a pan.