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Birth name : Nicole Morrell Rodriguez
Birth Date: (age 20)
Birth place : Panama City
Height : 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Weight: 56 kilos
Measurements: 89 -64 -94
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My life ambition is to acquire sufficient knowledge and wisdom in order to successfully pursue different paths: A professional path with the acquisition of a degree in interior design and another in industrial engineering which will give me the means to create my own interior design firm.
Describe your childhood when you were growing up from 8 to 13 years old.
I am the youngest of nine children and although I suffered from bouts of sicknesses which had my parents very worried and once I was comatose for some time, I remember my growing years as being very happy, well protected and loved by my parents and siblings. I lived in a secure environment and was willing to participate in all school events: poetry, school band and my greatest moment: representing my school on children's day as Director of Sanitation Department during a lavish ceremony at City Hall. I had many friends with whom I played and had my share of mischievousness.
What lessons did you learn from your childhood/growing years?
The struggle to regain my health has taught me determination, endurance and the value of life. Being raised within a close knit family has taught me how to share with others, especially those less fortunate than we are. Above all, I have learned to count my blessings and to always see the half-filled glass instead of the half-empty one.
What is your most memorable moment?
So far, my most memorable moment has been receiving my high school diploma. I felt proud because I had shown responsibility and perseverance in my studies and I also felt that a first stage of my life had been completed and I was about to enter a new one where possibilities to become a better person and a professional were endless. I had left childhood behind and was entering womanhood!
What is your environmental advocacy?
Recently, with the arrival of international mining companies and resort companies, there has been an increase in deforestation and draining of wetlands which is an alarming prospect. Panama needs its forests and wetlands in order to survive and my advocacy is to try, whether by word or by act, to repair the damage gradually being done by proceeding to plant trees in devastated areas with the help of a youth group and the backing of environmental organizations.
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