Micah and I interviewed Daniel, who is an architectural student from Peru. Daniel works in the same architectural firm that I work for. He is in Greensboro for summer break (it is winter here, but summer in Peru). Daniel is 25 and is single. His father and mother live in two separate cities in Peru. He has 2 brothers from his mother's side, and 7 brothers from his father. He lives in the third largest city in Peru called Trujillo, a city located between the coast and the Andes Mountains. His native language is Spanish.
Daniel has lived on his own for 6 years. He has struggled through is studies as an architectural student. He described the culture in Peru as being very corrupt, but Daniel holds to Christian beliefs. Although he loves his country, Daniel's goal is to live and work in America when he graduates from school in a year. This will give him an opportunity to provide for his brothers and family back home. Because of his Christian beliefs, Daniel has struggled mostly in Peru with his integrity. While Daniel is here in the U.S., his challenge is learning to trust people. He described the people in Peru as being two-faced. He doesn't want that for himself. He is pursuing integrity, which is one of his main goals.
Daniel has also struggled financially. Since he has pursued integrity, it has been hard to earn money in Peru. Hard work in Peru doesn't go very far. For the first years of living on his own, Daniel started to earn and save his money. Then several accidents caused him to lose almost everything he had. Through perserverance, Daniel has been able to earn some of the money back to pay for his school and living expenses. He met Bill, the owner of our architectural firm, while Bill was on a missions trip for his church. Daniel described his goal of being an architect and his struggles with money and Bill decided to offer him a job in Greensboro. He has struggled to gain Visa's to get into the U.S. because of illegal immigration. Daniel has worked in the U.S.A for 3 summers now. While in the U.S. it has been easier for him to live as a Christian and to pursue his integrity. He is saving to pay for the remainder of his school, and then will pursue architecture as a career in America.
Micah and I asked him to describe himself in one word. The word Daniel came up with (the best he could in English) was perseverance. He has had setbacks his whole life, but has honestly worked hard for everything he has.
Daniel has really inspired me as a person because seeing and hearing what he has gone through and to still have such a great outlook on things is amazing. He is a great guy and I am fortunate to have met him.
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This advertisment is very informative and really has a neat way of showing what products they have. They could have just showed pictures of the product and that was it but they chose to have them in the places you would your own home. This to me is very eye catching and has such a great composition.
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