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I was born in Costa Rica
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Costa R, and France.
Te French form Acatel won a contract from CR Telecoms, and electricity firm ICE.
I found in my house around 2 years ago a few old pictures, some of them are about a protest that took place outside of the ICE building in CR, I asked my mom what was that and she explained to me about the french contract,and say that most of the government employees where against it, and most of the teachers from my town travel there toassist, and my dad took those pics. -
Nursing Home
Tilaran, Costa R, a nursing home fire killed 17 elderly people, the fire started in the laundry room, When the fire truck arrived to the scene for some reason they did not had water on the tanks, which make even worse bcause they had to go back and charge them, while that happen the fire burnout everything 17 people died. It was a devastated for our country, but for me it was even more because it happen in my twon,We were very familiar with them,I still remeber like it was yesterday. -
Grandfather passed away
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World Trade Center
A series of four suicide attacks that were committed in the United States on September 11, 2001, The hijackers intentionally piloted two of those planes, American Airlines Flight 11 and United Airlines Flight 175, into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center, both towers collapsed within two hours killing Nearly 3,000 people. I Remember been at school in costa rica and we got dismiss early to go home and see the news. After that day I remember having a minute on silence every day in the mornin -
World Trade Center
A series of four suicide attacks that were committed in the United States on September 11, 2001, The hijackers intentionally piloted two of those planes, American Airlines Flight 11 and United Airlines Flight 175, into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center, both towers collapsed within two hours killing Nearly 3,000 people.I Remember been at school in costa rica and we got dismiss early to go home and see the news. After that day I remember having a minute on silence every day in the morning -
I got elected School President.
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CR President Palacios
During the Campaing, he promised to seek new foreign markets for CR coffe by promoting the enviromentary cultivation methods used by CR growers.
This was related to me because my grandfather is involved in he agriculture are, and during Palacios presidency, his bisiness grow a favorable percetage thanks to the changes he made. -
Presidents Failures
The Costa Rican Constitutional Court decides that the government's support for the coalition in Iraq in March 2003 is contrary to the Costa Rican Constitution and its Declaration on Perpetual Neutrality. Costa Rica withdraws from the list of coalition countries.
Two former presidents, Miguel Angel Rodríguez and Rafael Angel Calderón, are under house arrest.Another, José María Figures, is in Switzerland refusing a legislative call to return and testify, as well as avoiding an Interpol warrant for -
Graduated from 6th Grade, Moveup to High school
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Abel Pacheco
Nobel Peace Prize winner Oscar Arias Sanchez is elected president again in 2006.
At our school they involved us a lot in poitics and elections, every year we have elections high school students have to participate in the big day, helping people where to go, what to do and help keeping everything organized, that year it was my last year serving before moving to the US. -
Move to USA
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DR-CAFTA (TLC) COSTA RICA
In the referendum on October 7, 2007, the voters of Costa Rica narrowly backed the free trade agreement, with 51.6 percent of "Yes" votes, It consist on the tariffs on about 80 percent of US exports to the participating countries will be eliminated immediately and the rest will be phased out over the subsequent decade. A mothn after I move to the USA they passed and it was shocking for me because we were against it -
Became an aunt for the first time
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Obama elected President
Barack Obama is sworn in Jnuary 20, 09 he is the 44th president of US, and the first African American to assume the office, he startes making big changes for our country such as economic, international, domestic and political fronts.
Obama's win did not only maked and impact to me but to the entire world, the first African American on presidency of the most important country, at the time if I had the opprtunity to voted, i would do it for him, jus like how my parents did it. -
Saw my mother again after 2 years
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Obama Pushes Health Care
Prseident Obama trying to push health Care Reform its very important for our Country, a lot of people will get benefits, and it will help the country i many ways. not only for me but for a lot of people the health care reform is important, I personaly have a cousing that will be direcly benefit from this. that's why Its so Important for me and my family. -
Dream Act
The dream act will relief and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act as an amendment, but the Senate voted largely along party lines, 56-43, but 60 votes were needed to invoke cloture to end the Republican filibuster and proceed with consideration of the bill. This is very significant for me because i was going to be benefied with this Act, and be able to go to any collage I wanted to, and be able to pursue a career in the future. Now we have to wait another year to see if they will passed. -
US and Cuba
President Obama lifts all travel restrictions to see relatives in Cuba and send remittances. However later that year, Obama approved continuing the Trading with the Enemy Act, which regulates sanctions on Cuba -
Started working For ArsNova as a Photographer.
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Became an Aunt for the second Time
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High School Graduation
