“She told me about her life as a full-time working mother with four kids. She explained that she tries to set a good example for them, a role model they can look up to. In the end of the conversation she got tears in her eyes. When I asked her why she said: ‘It’s a Latin thing, we tend to get emotional when we talk about our families.”

Nicaragua – Diriamba

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