\u2013 My childhood was good; I loved sports, and played football a lot with my friends. Both of my parents are petroleum engineers. They worked for the oil industry until the political situation started affecting us \u2014 both of them lost their jobs and we had it hard for a while. I had to keep getting excellent grades in school to get scholarship; it was quite tough.<\/p>\n
After high school I decided to become an engineer like my parents, but I found that Materials Engineering was more interesting for me. Studying at a university isn\u2019t easy during a bad economic situation. However, in 2018 I received my degree in Materials Engineering from Universidad Sim\u00f3n Bol\u00edvar, one of the most prestigious universities in the country.<\/p>\n
\u2013 Near Moscow State University, where I often walk with my kids, there\u2019s a memorial monument to Sim\u00f3n Bol\u00edvar. What should I tell my kids about him?<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2013 Sim\u00f3n Bol\u00edvar is one of the main heroes in Latin America history. From 1500 to 1830, most countries in Latin America were part of the Spanish empire. Bolivar was the guy who liberated many countries, including Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, and of course Venezuela \u2014 after all he was Venezuelan!<\/p>\n \u2013 Why did you move to Spain?<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2013 Well, in crisis times many people go to other countries, looking for a better life. In fact, my father is a son of Italian immigrants who moved to Venezuela after World War II. So I\u2019m part European, and I decided to start afresh in Europe. I chose Spain because of the language, and besides, some of my friends also migrated to Spain.<\/p>\n \u2013 How different is your new country? What\u2019s better, and what\u2019s strange?<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2013 Spain is beautiful. Here in Madrid I\u2019m living my life, not just surviving. And Spanish girls are very nice, especially in the south! My girlfriend is from down there (Andalusia), we\u2019ve been together for three years now and we\u2019re going to get married!<\/p>\n As to strange feelings, yes, I don\u2019t feel that it\u2019s my culture. Spanish and Venezuelan people both speak Spanish, but there\u2019s still a cultural barrier, and some words have different meanings. But it\u2019s alright.<\/p>\n It\u2019s great to have the feeling of developing a new life, but feeling alone throughout the process can be tricky. It\u2019s hard to lose someone close \u2014 not being able to be with them in their last moments. I sadly lost my grandma when I was already living here. I didn\u2019t say goodbye to her. And I miss being with my parents. I miss them every day.<\/p>\n![\"Meet](\"https:\/\/media.kasperskydaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2022\/04\/26163831\/interview-gabriel-mitacchione-photo-1.jpg\")
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