Presentación familia ingles

2011 was a year of opposite flavors for the family because it is true that God gave us the opportunity to achieve many successes and receive many blessings, but it is also true that there were some difficulties on several fronts. But the most sad and irreparable one was the fact that our mother and grandmother, Lola, is gone to enjoy God´s company, leaving a big hole in our home and in our extended family.

Juan Carlos and Mariana, continued their work and family life in Sao Paulo, with great care for the development of Santiago and Martin, who thank God has been growing and developing very well. Santiago changed school, continues with its mixture of languages, more awake each day, showing his temper and his personal conviction about how to do things. Martin completed its first year, very large and with a gentle temperament even though he is a blonde-blonde child. Juan Carlos finished his professional career at Johnson & Johnson. Mariana continues to work intensively on their professional activities in J & J. They attended many visitors in their apartment in Sao Paulo, who enjoyed all their attentions. They traveled for work and pleasure to several cities in the U.S. and Brazil. They will be during the end of the year in Cali, and we will have the opportunity to share with them a few days at home.

Alejandro, Selma and Gabriel had a very good year. Alejandro completed his cycle in the Municipal Health Secretariat, with many achievements for the communities. Then he presented as candidate to be President of the University del Valle, but he did not get the required support, and since October is working as Executive Director of FES. Selma continued its activities in the areas of Nutrition and Yoga and several of her Bosnian and American friends visited her. In the summer along with Gabriel was able to visit her mother in Oregon. Gabriel changed his school and in the Luis Horacio Gomez he has felt pretty good. He remains as a very clever boy, very friendly, with very good relations and very active on several activities . They made several trips in the United States and in Colombia. Alejandro was invited to Tuxtla Gutierrez in Mexico and Portland State University in Oregon. The end of the year brought them a new car , that will facilitate their rural routes.

Rodolfo had in his enterprise a very good year, as their tennis tournaments: Corona, Gatorade, Bogotá Beer Company; the coach education programs, and the Gatorade Cup soccer, worked quite well. The activities of athletic scholarships and the promotion of Florida International University also had a good development. Tennis Foundation of Colombia reaches 53 children with scholarships and ended the year with an event with 500 participants. He was at the Miami tournament, but this time he could not enjoy Constanza’s company due to the Lola´s Illness. Since mid-have he has his own car, which will greatly facilitate his operations. He will be with us throughout the Christmas and year-end season.

Constanza, as always being the helmswoman of all family activities and providing support to those who need some help. With Patricia was responsible for the entire process of careful and loving attention to Lola in her last days , both in Bogotá and in Cali. Patricia also shared with her the nursing care for Gladys ´surgery recuperation. She traveled to Brazil to support Juan Carlos and Mariana in the care of Santiago and Martin. She supported Alejandro and Selma in many activities, especially in the care and guidance of Gabriel, and is the great "Abue” for Gabriel. She was indebted to Rodolfo, because she did not have time to go to Bogotá to help in some things from his apartment. She coordinated all the improvements that were done to the house and to the country house,. With Rodrigo traveled to Washington, Egypt, Brazil, Sweden, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia. In her dressmaking group was fairly active and participated in the trip to Boyacá.

Rodrigo continued his academic activities at the University Icesi. For academic reasons had to travel to Ecuador, Peru, Chile, Jamaica, Barbados, Chile and many Colombian cities. Lola's death coincided with the development of XXI Latin American Congress on Entrepreneurship which, situation that was quite difficult to manage. During his trip to Europe he suffered an arrhythmic symptom and he had to be hospitalized in Poland and Estonia, which has forced him to take things more calmly.

Iván graduated from high school and started at Universidad Icesi his Business Administration program and in the first semester did well. We are waiting for Arcenia´s apartment and hopefully she will get it by Christmas.

We wish you peace and joys in this Christmas season ,

and we ask the Lord for his protection and shelter for the coming year, that we expect to be full of happiness and

successes, for you and for us .

Juan Carlos, Mariana, Santiago, Martín, Alexander, Selma, Gabriel Omar, Rodolfo, Iván, Constance and Rodrigo.