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My name is Katiana
I am an athlete
and I am the Universe
I am 17 years old
We are here, at the Mariposa Foundation
When I started at Mariposa, I was about 9 years old
This is my last year
On a normal day in my life I go surfing in the morning
and my mom is waiting for me at home with a plate of food
I live with my mom and my stepfather, and with most of my brothers and sisters
I have nine siblings
My mom says, if she didn't want to she wouldn't have to work because her children could support her
She works because she likes to be moving, To be active and to be doing things
My mom is Haitian. She has been living in Cabarete for almost 25 years
My mom is the most important thing to me, the person I love the most
because she has always been there for us, In the good times and the bad times
I think of my mom as...
Well, I don't only think it.. she is both, she is my mom and my dad
One of my dreams is to have my own gym
also to travel around the world the world, be a great surfer
To be recognized throughout the world
Well I imagine having a huge gym
with a boxing class, and Zumba
I want to help people to have
better health, better bodies, and to lead better lives
When I go to the gym
I work more of this part, the lower part because the upper body I work by
surfing, playing baseball
I do legs, calves, glutes, etc.
I love it, it is in my blood
It seems to be hereditary, because all my siblings love sports
I have been surfing for 4 or 5 years
Although many times I feel like I'm drowning
my body hurts, and I feel I can’t anymore
with that desire to surf, to catch a wave
and the emotions I feel
I forget about the pain and I keep surfing
My hair, even when it’s not very long
you catch a wave, and the hair gets in your face
and you try removing the hair from your face, to see if there are more waves coming
And then ... pffffff
The women of my community, many are getting married very early
and having children at a young age, without finishing school
I look at myself and say, I do not want that
I do not want to see myself in that same situation
If I could give someone a piece of advice
I would tell them that they should really think About the choices they are making
because a bad decision can change our life
The thing that I think could stop me from achieving my dreams
is people rejecting me
negative people, who say "You can’t do that, you need money for that"
things like that, negative comments
What I need from the world is
for the world to support me, to say “you can do this!” to encourage me
In ten years I want my gym to be everywhere in the world
Finishing my studies, working hard
I think those are things that will help me to achieve everything I want
the people who do not trust me I'm going to leave you a message ..
I can!
My name is Katiana, I am an athlete
and I am the Universe
Bye