Real Lives- Guadeloupe

0 years old

I was born a girl in the city of Netzahualcóyotl in the state of Distrito Federal in Mexico.



My parents have named me Guadalupe. My surname is Anton. My mother, Monica, is 23 and my father, Ernesto, is 27. I have no brothers or sisters.



My mother is now working as a seamstress.



1 year old

Moved to a nicer place.



Brother Teofilo born.



2 years old

Peace.



Sister Clarita born.



3 years old

Civil war in Querétaro state.



4 years old

I suffered a case of food poisoning.



Brother Aldo born.



My brother Teofilo has been assaulted but fortunately suffered no permanent injuries.



5 years old

My father has become an alcoholic.



My father has died at age 33 from AIDS.



6 years old

Moved to a less expensive place.



Began school.



My brother Teofilo began school.



My brother Aldo has suffered an epileptic seizure.



7 years old

My sister Clarita began school.



8 years old

9 years old

My brother Teofilo has roundworms.



My brother Aldo began school.



10 years old

11 years old

Peace.



12 years old

13 years old

Decided not to smoke cigarettes.



Met a new boy I like very much, named Armando Serra.



Decided not to pursue a relationship with Armando Serra.



My brother Teofilo has been cured of ascariasis.



14 years old

15 years old

16 years old

A major volcanic eruption has hit Mexico. 16 people have died and 21,000 others have been affected.



My family and I were not affected.



My country is involved in a major war abroad. 3,195 Mexican soldiers have been killed.



My sister Clarita's boyfriend Vicente is now working as a laborer.



17 years old

Met a new boy I like very much, named Rafael Perez.



Rejected by Rafael Perez.



Met a new boy I like very much, named Ramiro Gonzales.



We've begun seeing each other.



Began work as a food processing worker.



My mother has hookworm.



My boyfriend Ramiro has given up drinking.



18 years old

Graduated from secondary school.



Failed the college entrance examinations.



Need to look for a job.



Began work as an administrative aid.



My mother has been cured of ancylostomiasis.



My brother Teofilo has graduated from secondary school.



My brother Teofilo is now working as a handicraft worker.



My brother Aldo is now working as a laborer.



19 years old

My boyfriend Ramiro and I are now engaged.



The engagement is over but my boyfriend Ramiro and I are still seeing each other.



Ramiro Gonzales broke off our relationship.



Met a new boy I like very much, named Raul Gamboa.



We've begun seeing each other.



Denied a raise.



My sister Clarita has graduated from secondary school.



My sister Clarita is now doing temporary odd jobs.



20 years old

A major volcanic eruption has hit Mexico. 36 people have died and 26,000 others have been affected.



My family and I were not affected.



You have failed the college entrance examinations.



Not accepted in vocational school.



Raul and I are now engaged!.



Pregnant.



My sister Clarita has moved out on her own.



My boyfriend Raul is now doing temporary odd jobs.



21 years old

Raul Gamboa and I got married this year.



Moved away from home.



Daughter Alma born.



Denied a raise.



My brother Aldo is now working as a shoemaker.



My husband Raul is now working as a assembler.



22 years old

Donated to a disaster relief charity.



Pregnant.



Received a 7% pay raise.



My brother Teofilo has moved out on his own.



My brother Teofilo is now doing temporary odd jobs.



My brother Aldo's girlfriend Alma is now working as a handicraft worker.



My daughter Alma has died at age 2 from tetanus.



23 years old

Son Bernardo born.



Pregnant.



My brother Teofilo is now working as a manufacturing laborer.



My brother Aldo has moved out on his own.



24 years old

Daughter Catalina born.



Denied a raise.



Pregnant.



My sister Clarita is now working as a restaurant services worker.



My brother Aldo is now working as a metal worker.



My husband Raul has been assaulted but fortunately suffered no permanent injuries.



25 years old

Decided not to give money to charity.



Peace.



Daughter Dominga born.



Received a 1% pay raise.



Pregnant.



26 years old

Son Emilio born.



Pregnant.



Received a 1% pay raise.



Moved to Tepic.



Denied a raise.



My brother Aldo is now working as a garbage collector.



My son Bernardo has had malaria.



My husband Raul has been assaulted but fortunately suffered no permanent injuries.



27 years old

Son Felipe born.



Denied a raise.



Pregnant.



Moved to Monterrey.



Moved to Chihuahua.



Moved to Morelia.



Moved to Durango.



Moved to Chihuahua.



Blanca Aguilar and my brother Aldo are now engaged to be married.



Blanca Aguilar and my brother Aldo have married.



My husband Raul has been involved in a road traffic accident but fortunately suffered no permanent injuries.



My husband Raul has been assaulted but fortunately suffered no permanent injuries.



28 years old

Son Guillermo born.



Received a 1% pay raise.



Daughter Imelda born.



My son Bernardo began school.



My husband Raul has given up drinking.



29 years old

A major volcanic eruption has hit Mexico. 5 people have died and 21,000 others have been affected.



I was not affected.



Denied a raise.



Pregnant.



Not accepted in vocational school.



My daughter Catalina began school.



My son Emilio has had measles.



30 years old

Decided not to give money to charity.



Son Jesus born.



Denied a raise.



Pregnant.



My daughter Dominga began school.



My son Jesus has had measles.



31 years old

Son Lorenzo born.



Denied a raise.



Received a 1% pay raise.



Pregnant.



My son Emilio began school.



32 years old

Daughter Luz born.



Received a 4% pay raise.



Pregnant.



My daughter Dominga has trichuriasis (whip worm).



My son Felipe began school.



33 years old

Daughter Margarita born.



Received a 2% pay raise.



My daughter Dominga has been cured of trichuriasis.



My son Guillermo began school.



My daughter Imelda began school.



My son Jesus has been caught in a fire and suffered minor burns over 10% of the body. Luckily there was no permanent debilitating injury.



34 years old

Risked money on a get-rich-quick scheme.



Tried the lottery but didn't win anything.



Received a 1% pay raise.



35 years old

Decided not to give money to charity.



Received a 1% pay raise.



Not accepted in vocational school.



You have failed the college entrance examinations.



My son Jesus began school.



36 years old

A major volcanic eruption has hit Mexico. 6 people have died and 19,000 others have been affected.



I was not affected.



My country is involved in a small scale military intervention abroad. 491 Mexican soldiers have been killed.



Denied a raise.



My daughter Imelda has roundworms.



My son Lorenzo began school.



37 years old

I have hookworm.



Moved to the United States.



Moved to Elizabeth.



Began work as an administrative aid.



Imelda Cardenas and my brother Teofilo are now engaged to be married.



My son Bernardo is now working as a trader of used goods.



My son Felipe has asthma.



My daughter Imelda has been cured of ascariasis.



My son Jesus has lymphoma.



My daughter Luz began school.



My husband Raul is now doing temporary odd jobs.



38 years old

Cured of ancylostomiasis.



Peace.



Received a 3% pay raise.



You have failed the college entrance examinations.



Not accepted in vocational school.



My son Bernardo is now working as a manufacturing laborer.



My daughter Catalina is now doing temporary odd jobs.



My son Jesus has died at age 9 lymphoma.



My daughter Margarita began school.



39 years old

Received a 3% pay raise.



Sara born to Blanca Aguilar



My son Bernardo's girlfriend Magdalena has graduated from secondary school.



My son Bernardo's girlfriend Magdalena is now working as a handicraft worker.



My son Emilio has been involved in a road traffic accident but fortunately suffered no permanent injuries.



40 years old

Received a 1% pay raise.



My son Bernardo has moved out on his own.



My son Bernardo's girlfriend Magdalena began college.



In spite of spending extra hours studying, Your son Bernardo's girlfriend Magdalena has been placed on academic probation.



41 years old

Risked money on a get-rich-quick scheme.



Tried the lottery but didn't win anything.



Received a 7% pay raise.



My mother has arthritis of the knee.



Magdalena Navarro and my son Bernardo are now engaged to be married.



Magdalena Navarro and my son Bernardo have married.



My daughter Dominga's boyfriend Claudio has graduated from secondary school.



My daughter Dominga's boyfriend Claudio began college.



My son Felipe is now doing temporary odd jobs.



My son Guillermo has asthma.



My husband Raul is now working as a handicraft worker.



42 years old

Home was broken into and burglarized.



Victim of burglary.



Received a 4% pay raise.



My mother has ischemic heart disease.



My mother is now working as a part-time temporary odd jobs.



My daughter Catalina has died at age 19 in a road traffic accident.



My daughter Catalina's boyfriend Orlando has graduated from college with a degree in German.



My daughter Catalina's boyfriend Orlando has failed the graduate school entrance examination.



My daughter Catalina's boyfriend Orlando is now working as a business service agent.



My daughter Dominga has graduated from secondary school.



My daughter Dominga is now doing temporary odd jobs.



My son Felipe is now working as a shoemaker.



My son Guillermo is now working as a manufacturing laborer.



43 years old

Denied a raise.



My mother has diabetes.



My mother has died at age 67 from a heart attack.



My son Bernardo's wife Magdalena has been placed on academic probation.



My son Emilio has graduated from secondary school.



My son Emilio began college.



My son Emilio's girlfriend Imelda has graduated from secondary school.



My son Emilio's girlfriend Imelda is now doing temporary odd jobs.



My son Guillermo has been involved in a road traffic accident and suffered a broken femur. The injury has resulted in no permanent damage, however.



44 years old

Risked money on a get-rich-quick scheme.



Tried the lottery but didn't win anything.



Received a 6% pay raise.



My son Bernardo is now working as a garbage collector.



My daughter Catalina's boyfriend Orlando has been involved in a road traffic accident but fortunately suffered no permanent injuries.



My daughter Dominga has moved out on her own.



My son Emilio's girlfriend Imelda began college.



In spite of spending extra hours studying, Your son Emilio's girlfriend Imelda has been placed on academic probation.



My son Guillermo's girlfriend Carmen has graduated from secondary school.



My son Guillermo's girlfriend Carmen began college.



My daughter Imelda's boyfriend Jorge has graduated from secondary school.



My daughter Imelda's boyfriend Jorge began college.



My son Lorenzo has asthma.



45 years old

My country is involved in a major war abroad. 26,745 American soldiers have been killed.



My son Felipe has become an alcoholic.



My son Felipe has moved out on his own.



My son Guillermo has moved out on his own.



My daughter Imelda has given up drinking.



My daughter Imelda has graduated from secondary school.



My daughter Imelda began college.



In spite of spending extra hours studying, Your daughter Imelda has been placed on academic probation.



My daughter Imelda's boyfriend Jorge has been placed on academic probation.



46 years old

Denied a raise.



My brother Aldo has been involved in a road traffic accident but fortunately suffered no permanent injuries.



My son Bernardo's wife Magdalena has graduated from college with a degree in German.



My son Bernardo's wife Magdalena has failed the graduate school entrance examination.



My son Bernardo's wife Magdalena is now working as a computer programmer.



My daughter Dominga is now working as a seamstress.



My son Emilio has been placed on academic probation.



Carmen Marin and my son Guillermo are now engaged to be married.



Carmen Marin and my son Guillermo have married.



47 years old

Invested 100 dollars in a bank account.



Invested 50 dollars in jewelry.



Denied a raise.



Luz Contreras and my brother Teofilo are now engaged to be married.



My sister Clarita has diabetes.



My daughter Dominga has asthma.



Jorge Balbo and my daughter Imelda have married.



48 years old

Risked money on a get-rich-quick scheme.



Tried the lottery but didn't win anything.



Denied a raise.



Luz Contreras and my brother Teofilo are now engaged to be married.



Patricio Ugarte and my daughter Dominga have married.



My son Emilio has graduated from college with a degree in Psychology.



My son Emilio began graduate school.



Lourdes Valenzuela and my son Emilio have married.



My son Felipe has been involved in a road traffic accident but fortunately suffered no permanent injuries.



My son Guillermo's wife Carmen has graduated from college with a degree in Pre-Med.



My son Guillermo's wife Carmen has failed the graduate school entrance examination.



My son Guillermo's wife Carmen is now working as a secondary school teacher.



My son Lorenzo has graduated from secondary school.



My son Lorenzo began college.



My son Lorenzo has been placed on academic probation.



49 years old

Peace.



Received a 7% pay raise.



Luz Contreras and my brother Teofilo have married.



My son Emilio's wife Lourdes has been cured of depression.



My daughter Imelda's husband Jorge has graduated from college with a degree in Pre-Law.



My daughter Imelda's husband Jorge has failed the graduate school entrance examination.



My daughter Imelda's husband Jorge is now working as a business service agent.



My daughter Luz has graduated from secondary school.



My daughter Luz is now working as a seamstress.



50 years old

Decided not to give money to charity.



Risked money on a get-rich-quick scheme.



Tried the lottery but didn't win anything.



Received a 6% pay raise.



My son Emilio's wife Lourdes has graduated from graduate school with an advanced degree in Architecture.



My son Emilio's wife Lourdes is now working as a secondary school teacher.



My son Felipe has given up drinking.



My daughter Imelda has moved out on her own.



My daughter Imelda has graduated from college with a degree in German.



My daughter Imelda is now working as a writer.



My son Lorenzo's girlfriend Lucinda began college.



My daughter Luz has breast cancer.



My daughter Margarita has graduated from secondary school.



My daughter Margarita began college.



51 years old

My son Emilio has moved out on his own.



52 years old

Denied a raise.



My son Emilio has graduated from graduate school with an advanced degree in Psychology.



My son Emilio is now working as a secondary school teacher.



53 years old

Received a 1% pay raise.



My son Lorenzo has graduated from college with a degree in Accounting.



My son Lorenzo has failed the graduate school entrance examination.



My son Lorenzo is now working as a business service agent.



My son Lorenzo's girlfriend Isabel is now doing temporary odd jobs.



54 years old

Risked money on a get-rich-quick scheme.



Tried the lottery but didn't win anything.



Received a 1% pay raise.



My brother Teofilo has a peptic ulcer.



My daughter Dominga's husband Patricio has given up drinking.



My son Lorenzo has a peptic ulcer.



My daughter Margarita has graduated from college with a degree in Computer Science.



My daughter Margarita has failed the graduate school entrance examination.



My daughter Margarita is now working as a business service agent.



55 years old

You have failed the college entrance examinations.



Not accepted in vocational school.



Quit my job.



Began work as a numerical clerk.



My brother Teofilo has suffered an epileptic seizure.



My son Lorenzo has been cured of depression.



My son Lorenzo has been assaulted but fortunately suffered no permanent injuries.



My son Lorenzo has moved out on his own.



Isabel Cisneros and my son Lorenzo are now engaged to be married.



Isabel Cisneros and my son Lorenzo have married.



My son Lorenzo's wife Isabel is now working as a seamstress.



Teodoro Montoya and my daughter Margarita have married.



My daughter Margarita has moved out on her own.



My daughter Margarita's husband Teodoro has graduated from graduate school with an advanced degree in Architecture.



My daughter Margarita's husband Teodoro is now working as a writer.



56 years old

Received a 6% pay raise.



My son Bernardo has become an alcoholic.



Isabel born to Magdalena Navarro



My daughter Luz has been cured of breast cancer.



57 years old

A major fire has hit the United States. 2 people have died and 33,000 others have been affected.



I was not directly affected.



Invested 500 dollars in a bank account.



Received a 4% pay raise.



My son Bernardo has given up drinking.



My son Lorenzo has been cured of peptic ulcer.



58 years old

Received a 2% pay raise.



59 years old

Risked money on a get-rich-quick scheme.



Tried the lottery but didn't win anything.



Denied a raise.



Teresa born to Dominga Ugarte



Monica born to Lourdes Valenzuela



My son Lorenzo has been assaulted but fortunately suffered no permanent injuries.



My husband Raul has a peptic ulcer.



60 years old

Denied a raise.



Eugenio born to Lourdes Valenzuela



My husband Raul has ischemic heart disease.



61 years old

Received a 5% pay raise.



My sister Clarita has died at age 60 from diabetes.



62 years old

Received a 1% pay raise.



My brother Teofilo is now working as a part-time trader of used goods.



My daughter Dominga has rheumatoid arthritis.



Roberto born to Carmen Marin



My husband Raul has died at age 62 from a heart attack.



63 years old

Denied a raise.



Received a 3% pay raise.



My brother Teofilo has died at age 63 from a bleeding ulcer.



My brother Aldo's wife Blanca has diabetes.



Reynaldo born to Imelda Balbo



64 years old

Refused to invest in a risky deal to make money.



Received a 4% pay raise.



My brother Teofilo's wife Luz has diabetes.



My brother Aldo's wife Blanca has ischemic heart disease.



65 years old

Decided not to give money to charity.



Risked money on a get-rich-quick scheme.



Tried the lottery but didn't win anything.



Denied a raise.



My brother Aldo's wife Blanca has died at age 63 from a heart attack.



Aldo born to Lourdes Valenzuela



66 years old

Died at age 66 from a stroke.