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 Here I am with new friends I made at the First International Poetry Encounter in Aruba. All of us in this photo come from different countries and for some of us, this was the first time we visited the island.  Aruba is a small island located in the Caribbean Sea a few kilometers north of Venezuela and it belongs to the Netherlands. The language of Aruba is Papiamento, which sounds like a mixture of Italian, French, Spanish, a little English and Dutch, plus indigenous words. All the people there speak 4 or 5 languages.  We took this picture to remember our time together at this event. We had a great time together. We ate a lot of fried things, talked about topics that interested us and laughed a lot. The person I felt closest to is Marta, from Puerto Rico. We became very close friends and we write each other by WhatsApp very often.

  My favorite piece of technology My camera is my favorite piece of technology! Photography is not just a hobby for me, it's something more.  It's a way to preserve beautiful or happy moments. When I travel, I always take it with me! Even if sometimes I forget the batteries at home and I have to buy some new ones in the city I'm visiting. My camera is a Nikon Coolpix 830, semi-professional, red. I bought it about 5 years ago, it was on sale. Even though it's old, it still takes very good pictures. I've thought about buying a new one, but after the pandemic, for some reason, cameras have gone up in price.  I like to capture landscapes, the colors of the sunset, everything! I have met people I don't know if I will ever see again, but I have the memory of what I lived with them saved in my heart... and some photos to remember!