Mónica forever, forever Mónica

I would want to write my first essay of 2014 with a big smile, but unfortunately it is not a moment to laugh. A famous actress, Mónica Spear, and her husband were murdered bt delinquents while they were rugged (??) in a highway of my country.

There are not words to describe the pain, the rage, the impotence, how there are people without heart to be able to kill innocent persons like them, the only surviver of this tragedy was their daughter “Maya” a beautiful child of 5 years, who saw her parents death.

Mónica lived in Miami but she wanted to spend her vacations in her country (Venezuela) and she decided to visit it from east to west. Obviously she loved every place in the country. Her death is very sad, but it is sad too to know that these tragedies occur daily. The persons responsibles for the death of Mónica were captured and now they are in jail.
Venezuela is a complex country, the food and basic products are very expensive every day, but the life is worth nothing.

The insecurity is like a shadow when one goes to the walk in the streets, on the bus, and any place. In fact, more than 20,000 (yes, 20,000, it is difficult to believe but it is the truth) are calculated in the 2013.

I love my country deeply, it is beautiful not only for its beaches, jungles, mountains, but also its people are very friendly and solidary. I am not chauvinist, and I have to admit that the current situation is critical in all aspects.

Many people think that if you always have good comments on your country, you really love it, but I am not sure about that, because besides showing to the world the virtues, also it is necessary to recognize the troubles and to be self-critical to see beyond and to solve it.


Good Bye Mónica :(

That is very sad. I saw that in the news. I feel so bad for the family, especially for the young daughter. I totally agree that it is important to be proud of the good things about your country and society as well as honestly acknowledge the downsides. This does not make you any less patriotic. I feel the same about my country. There is a lot of good and bad and I hope that by recognizing the bad, it can be improved.