Connection #22

Silvia and Yoshi

22. Silvia and Yoshi

Mexico, Cuernavaca, 45 and 13 years old, religion: unknown
Gift received: November 11, 2006

Silvia is a single mother, raising her meanwhile 13 years old son, who was born in Japan. Silvia loves to travel and so one day she ended up living in Japan. There she met her ex-husband, a Peruan living and working many years in Japan. Two years later they divorced, and she went back to Mexico with her son Yoshi.

Silvia is a very lively person. She loves to talk and it is a great pleasure to listen to her, especially when she is talking about dreams.

Silvia works currently as a lawyer for abused mothers and children. Her dream is it to be a nutritionist, for what she is studying after work and during the weekends. Besides, she is doing an intensive English language course.

Gift: Cheque for "365 days of Happiness" from the Latin-American Bank of Prosperity

Cheque for "365 days of Happiness" from the Latin-American Bank of Prosperity

Gift given: November 12, 2006

The cheque is meant to be for someone who is helping to turn our world into a place with friendly people being for peace and understanding.

How we met Silvia and Yoshi

We contacted Silvia, because we read her interesting profile in our Servas member lists. We called her and without knowing anything about us, nor requesting any information to be sent, she said "when are you going to come?". We proposed a sunday, and when we finally arrived at the Cuernavaca (Morelos state, Mexico) bus station, she called from far "Hello Katja!". We immediately started laughing being with her. She brought us to her tiny apartment, where she is living with her son. Instead of letting us stay on the floor, she arranged her son to leave us his room and her son slept during our stay in her room, one of them sleeping on the ground. We did not find out whom of them it was, but probably Silvia ;)