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Hello my dear friends, today I want to share with you my joy of reuniting with friends that life has given us, and that time, far from extinguishing our friendship, strengthens it every day.
It had been almost two years since we last met. It was terrible news that gave us a boost. Yes, one of our dear friends left us suddenly, without warning. Our Martha Guerra was a warrior, living up to her last name. She always told us she preferred to share good news. She transmitted to us her desire to live and her way of enjoying life. She taught us to always look on the bright side and face problems with courage.
Countless times she offered us options for our reunion, but we never agreed. We always had excuses that, although they were real, could be resolved. Only upon learning of her unexpected departure did she give us the courage to gather in her honor to remember her as she deserved, with love and joy. This is what characterizes our group.
We gathered at the home of our guardian angel, our 脕ngela, who lives up to her name and is always willing to help everyone. We immediately got busy organizing things. Everyone would bring something to eat or drink to share. It didn't matter what we brought; the important thing was to participate.
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Hola mis queridos amigos, hoy quiero compartir con ustedes mi alegr铆a de un reencuentro entre amigos que la vida nos regal贸 y que el tiempo lejos de apagar la amistad, la fortalece cada d铆a m谩s.
Hac铆an casi 2 a帽os que no nos reun铆amos, fue una terrible noticia la que nos puso las pilas, s铆, una de nuestras queridas amigas se nos fue de repente, sin avisar, nuestra Martha Guerra era una guerrera, hac铆a honor a su apellido, siempre nos dec铆a que prefer铆a dar noticias alegres, nos transmit铆a sus ganas de vivir y su manera de disfrutar la vida, nos ense帽贸 a siempre ver el lado bueno y enfrentar los problemas con valent铆a.
Infinidad de veces nos daba opciones para nuestro reencuentro, pero nunca nos pon铆amos de acuerdo, siempre ten铆amos pretextos que, aunque eran reales se pod铆an solucionar, solo al conocer de su partida inesperada nos dio el valor de reunirnos en su honor para recordarla como ella merec铆a, con amor y alegr铆a, esto es lo que caracteriza a nuestro grupo.
Nos reunimos en casa de nuestro 谩ngel de la guarda, hace honor a su nombre, nuestra 脕ngela que siempre est谩 dispuesta a ayudar a todos, enseguida nos pusimos en funci贸n de la organizaci贸n, cada cual llevar铆a algo de comer o tomar para compartir, no importaba lo que llevara, lo importante era participar.
When everyone was there, we made an opening toast in honor of all those who are no longer with us, including our beloved Martica and our Biochemistry teacher, Mar铆a Elena, who passed away a few days ago and we were deeply saddened by her loss. She was an eternal young woman who actively participated in our WhatsApp group, always bringing love, humor, and joy. I also want to pay tribute to Amparito; may her soul always be illuminated; we all remember her with much love.
It was a very emotional moment, but necessary because they will always be with us, and we will remember them with smiles because that's what they would have wanted.
Cuando ya est谩bamos todos hicimos un brindis inicial en homenaje a todos los que ya no est谩n f铆sicamente, entre ellos nuestra querida Martica y nuestra profesora de Bioqu铆mica, Mar铆a Elena, qui茅n parti贸 hace pocos d铆as y nos doli贸 mucho, era una joven eterna que participaba activamente en nuestro grupo de WhatsApp, aportando amor, jocosidad y alegr铆as siempre. Quiero tambi茅n homenajear a Amparito, que su alma se encuentre iluminada siempre, todos la recordamos con mucho amor.
Fue un momento muy emotivo, pero necesario porque ellas estar谩n siempre acompa帽谩ndonos y las recordaremos con sonrisas porque ellas as铆 lo hubiesen querido.
When friends who live in other countries learned about our event, they offered to support us with gifts of food and drinks so we wouldn't want for anything and had a fun day. So, together, we managed to get ham, chorizo, various types of croquettes, cookies, bread, cream for snacks, mayonnaise, cakes, ice cream, soft drinks, beer, wine, sodas, popcorn, @chocolatesalile, and even coffee.
Cuando los amigos que viven en otros pa铆ses supieron de nuestra actividad se brindaron a apoyar con obsequios de comida y bebida para que no nos faltara nada y pas谩ramos un d铆a divertido. As铆 entre todos logramos tener jamones, chorizo, croquetas de varios tipos, galletas, pan, pasta para bocaditos, mayonesa, cakes, helados, refrescos, cervezas, vinos, refrescos, rositas de ma铆z, @chocolatesalile y hasta caf茅.
We experienced emotional moments because we communicated via video calls with our friends who weren't present. These were moments of great emotion because we hadn't seen many of them since we were in college.
The friendships forged during college are very powerful because we shared difficult moments of study, years of sacrifice, but also fun. We reminisced about happy times, classroom anecdotes, experiences that remain etched in our memories and form the basis of a friendship that endures over the years.
Vivimos momentos emotivos porque nos comunicamos por video-llamadas con nuestros amigos que no estaban presentes, son momentos de mucha emoci贸n porque a muchos de ellos no los vemos desde que estudi谩bamos en la universidad.
La amistad forjada durante la etapa universitaria es muy poderosa porque se comparten momentos dif铆ciles de estudios, a帽os de sacrificios, pero tambi茅n de diversiones. Estuvimos recordando aquellos momentos felices, an茅cdotas en las aulas, vivencias que quedan grabadas en la memoria y forman la base de una amistad que perdura a pesar de los a帽os.
Some people don't like to talk about their past years, but I am proud of my years and of sharing with everyone that we've known each other for 44 years.
Although life took us in different directions, the love of that friendship remained, and it only took a drop of affection scattered by the arrival of technology to revive it, thanks to which we see, talk, and find each other, no matter how far apart we are.
Thanks to this, we regain our youth with every encounter; we feel the same as we did in our college years.
Hay personas que no les gusta hablar de los a帽os pasados, pero yo s铆 siento orgullo de mis a帽os y de compartir con todos que hace 44 a帽os nos conocemos.
Aunque la vida nos llev贸 por rumbos diferentes, el amor de esa amistad qued贸 latente y solo bast贸 una gotica de cari帽o dispersada por la llegada de la tecnolog铆a para evivirla, gracias a la cual nos vemos, hablamos y encontramos, sin importar cu谩n lejos estemos.
Gracias a esto recuperamos nuestra juventud en cada encuentro, nos sentimos igual que en los a帽os universitarios.
In our group, joy is very contagious, and we show it by dancing. Dancing is fun and unites us like siblings. We have fun like teenagers, regardless of the physical aches and pains that are forgotten because our souls are happy.
En nuestro grupo la alegr铆a es muy contagiosa y lo demostramos bailando, el baile divierte y nos une como hermanos, nos divertimos como adolescentes sin importar los dolores del cuerpo que se olvidan porque el alma est谩 feliz.
At this stage of our lives, friendship is very important. It shows us that no matter how old we are, there is always room to laugh and support each other at all times.
At the end, we made another toast to our friendship.
Cheers!
Thank you, friends, for existing. I love you!
En esta etapa de nuestras vidas la amistad es muy importante, nos demuestra que no importan los a帽os que tengamos, siempre hay espacio para re铆r y para apoyarnos mutuamente en todo momento.
Al terminar hicimos otro brindis por nuestra amistad.
隆Salud!
隆Gracias amigos por existir, los quiero!