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I wrote this poem to present it in “Expresiones,” which is an annual celebration at Wesleyan during Hispanic Heritage Month, which takes place every September. I decided to write about my country because I wanted people to know what was happening. In July of 2024, there was a presidential election, and all Venezuelans were looking …
During the spring break of this year, 2025, I had the opportunity to go to El Paso, Texas, to learn about the water irregularities and their possible solutions from engineers and water experts for two weeks. Additionally, I participated in World Water Week, an annual celebration dedicated to water at the University of El Paso …
This piece is about migration, and in it, I am a Venezuelan trying to forget everything I lived through there (both the bad and the good). I am in a new country (it could be anywhere, not a specific location). I decide to turn on the radio, and the first thing I hear is the …
This poem, originally written in Spanish and Italian and translated into English, is dedicated to all my friends, who have been an inexplicable support in all senses of my life. I could not be here without them because my friends are always reminding me that I am doing great. Samantha, who is featuring me in …
I decided to take a theater class in Spanish because I am forgetting my native language, the language I was taught in my house and in school, the language I speak to my family and my friends, the language of love , the language that I can express my feelings in, the first language I …
When I started at Wesleyan as a transfer student, I struggled for two reasons: first, it was my first time leaving my family, and second, there are cultural differences between Connecticut and Georgia. Even though I was in the same country, the educational system in Georgia is very different from the one in Connecticut. However, …
Activism in Exile was a Government course that I took during the spring semester of 2024 where I discovered that I have some potential for writing poetry, and it was because my professor asked me “Are you taking a creative writing course”? Since that day I have been writing about how I feel, and the …
In the summer of 2024, I worked at A.S.E. Global Bridges, a non-profit organization with a vision of a shared future built around mutual understanding, respect, and shared values. The Arts, Sports, and Education to promote an impactful dialogue between the people of the United States, Eurasia, and Eastern European countries (About: A.S.E. global bridges). …
I heard about an event where students could write a poem and share it with the people who were present, and I thought about writing one, and I did. Sadly, I could not attend, but one of the organizers read it in my name. Most of the time I am thinking about my past, my …
