The Proud Big Sister of a Soon-To-Be Newly Grad, or the joy of having siblings.

Everybody Should Have a Sibling.

It does not really matter if it is a he or a she. Siblings are the best invention God ever created: it doesn't really matter if it is a he, or a she: one, or a bunch, nor if you are the older, or he younger, or the one in between. siblings keep you company, teach you since the very beginning about learning to share, to love, to interact with others, and the intricacies of playing, falling and getting back up, working in group to reach an objective, facing adversities of any kind, and finally, since they have known you since the beginning of your existence or somewhere around, they, as it is commonly said, do understand how your very particular family works, and for that simple but powerful reason they will be the life-long best friends you never got the chance to choose but you were gifted with (sadly, this doesn't happen for everybody, but it SHOULD). I am lucky I got 2, one sister and one brother.

My brother and my sister are two amazing "personajes" [Spanish for characters]. They are both good samples of what being  Colombian means: They are good kids, smart, thoughtful, hard workers, laid back, helpful, positive, and honest. They are good friends, and stick by their beliefs. They both are straight up, and reliable; and the best is that they are mine. Of course they are not perfect (as it may seem I want to sell them out) - nobody is, but these two are the best part of my life. They light my day up with a smile, or a kind word, and they sure know how to turn a storm into lots of fun. Thanks to them I am who I am, and where I am. I am so grateful to and for them. I feel extremely selfish writing this, for it looks like I love them because of me and what they do for me, but it is not like that. I am proud of them, because of what they are, and because of their achievements. I am proud of the way they face life and go forward! And yes, they make me feel happy and whole.

Today my little baby sister, who happens to be a brand new economist, defended her final research work. Soon she is gonna be graduating from college, where we both had quite an interesting time, all and all. She was brave enough and had such a strong will, so she went for it: A thesis! She got it right! she did her best, she put all of herself in this project (not only in the Economics field, but doing research and writing afull lenght final paper) and carried it out finely, all by herself!

 Here´s to Juli! SHE IS A FINE ECONOMIST NOW!
Dear sissy: Go and make it shine!