This is

not a big
story…
My childhood, the first years of my life
When I think about my childhood actually, I just can remember that I don’t
have photos that can be the evidence of that moment, but sometimes I can be
a ‘drama queen’, you know. And truly, I have some photos
about my childhood at home and I was a beautiful girl
although I seemed a little boy. ¡Look! But pretty nice…

By: Diana Contreras Rojas

To: Andrés Méndez, CCA

I had four years the time because we had a four and five years old and
old in the when you have that age you just play all the time.
1990 but, I seemed
a few years less, like I remember that I had a best friend, her name
now, when my mom was Andrea. She was an applied girl and very nice
and one of my aunts person. We shared most of the time in the school.
thought to send me She had a big house and a big family, too. When I
to the jungle. ¡Oh my went to her home we played and we ate many can-
god! It can’t be possible. I was so happy at home, dies and snacks. Andrea’s mom cooked delicious
alone, without tasks, teachers and responsi- things and I enjoyed to much
bilities. But I was an applied girl and a little
shy and quiet too so, I went to the school
“I was so happy at the food in that house. Now
I can to confess that mainly I
like my mom wanted. home, alone, without went to Andrea’s home to eat
tasks, teachers and tasty food.
I began in the kinder garden or some-
thing like that, it was the previous course responsibilities” In that moment, I began to
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to the first grade and I actually didn’t shall go to swim classes too and It
to do many things. We studied the colors, numbers was greatest so, yes, everything wasn’t all bad as I
and maybe animals, it was so easy and without big said to the beginning. I loved to swim and to play
responsibilities. But I didn’t like the math, I pre- in the pool. And I think that It was so important to
ferred to draw and to play… Almost all the time, me because I discovered that the exercise and sports
we played games of children. I remember that my could be a big hobby for me. Now, I enjoy to play
teacher was a woman, a very nice woman. She was sports like soccer or swimming too much so, It was
a beautiful girl and she had a special spirit to teach so important to my life.
and she had many patience, off course.
That’s all…
In the school, we had a small courtyard in front I told you that it was not a big story but all events
of the classroom and we went out to play a ‘rubber were so important to me. Today, I’m a food lover, I
band’ or ‘caucho’, its Spanish name. We enjoyed to love to play soccer, to work out at gym and to swim
jump and sing with that artifact. We could to spend every week. And, off course, I’m a graphic designer
all the break time playing with it. Yes, we played all so I really prefer to draw and write above the math.