Needless to say, I am someone who has had to learn a lot in a very short 22 years. But because of my experiences, I also believe I am someone who is kind, nice and loving. Ever self-improving. Both a masterpiece and a work in progress at the same time.
Jose de Pool Venezuelan Exchange Student and President of ISU Norway. This is his exchange student story.
I grew up in Venezuela, a very oil-rich country in South America. Those who know Venezuela's history and current situation know that it is a country full of crime, death and famine. But the complexity of daily life there is greater than saying those three words.
Being held at gunpoint, being shot at, sexual abuse, losing people that you love, these are all things I have personally experienced, all before becoming an 'adult'... Kinder, nicer, more loving.
There came a point in my life when I decided to love the world with the same intensity as it didn't love me at times. Jose de Pool President, ISU Norway
There's one of those things I experienced in particular that filled me with shame and hatred at the world for most of my teenage years. It also caused strained r
