The Beginning

Ana was born in a world plagued with poverty, ignorance, hopeless and helpless. In that world that "men commanded" and women had no say on their decisions. Women had to be submissive and obedient to their parents and later to their husbands. Women had to obey even the most senseless and clueless orders. When Ana was born, her father was expecting a boy since "boys" were a "blessing" while girls were only a "waste of time and money." With this close minded idea about female daughters, most women would grow up with poor self-esteem and subject of being either objectified, used or abused by other man starting by their own family. For Ana, that was not the right way of living a life. Thus, since she was a toddler, she decided she will change her destiny and she would show the rest of people how life was supposed to be lived. Although she had to overcome all kind of neglect, physical and emotional abuse, she never gave up on her dreams of changing the "status quo." That was the beginning of her Odyssey.

-- Mariana Gumm