Much like a movie or a novel, I have been confronted by unexpected twists and turns. I had a short-lived family upbringing in Ecuador, which morphed into a new New York City / New Jersey environment. I had a steady, long relationship that devolved into monotony and longing for more. I had a young love, which escalated into a pregnancy. I had my kindness taken for weakness. Instead of taking the effortless way, I took an uncommon path, finally making true love find me from mountains and oceans away.