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ship in there. But that tiny little space was part propias alas. Cada vez que visito la casa de mis
of a house fulfilled with love and protection, it padres y descanso en la pieza de mi infancia, me
was the place that my parents, even under diffi- siento en mi lugar seguro.
cult circumstances reserved for my, kept it clean
and tidy, and made sure it was always warm for
me. That place is the vivid illustration of how
my family cared for me, even regardless of the
circumstances. That place is the illustration of
the type of love and care I enjoyed until I left my
parents’ house to study abroad.

Now, every single time a go to visit my parents
I rest for a while in my childhood room. I think
about the love and care my parents have given
me through all these years, how they were able
to build a protective nest that allowed me to
fly with my own wings. Every time I visit my
parents’ place and rest in my childhood room, I
feel I’m in my safe place.

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