Bernardo Halperin's Life

I am from the earth From carbon and hydrogen I am from the air in the cool breeze (Quite and riveting) I am from the mountains, the latin country Whose hands have always Been mine I am from the curls and the smile, From the city and the country. I’m from the studied   And the knowledgable, From care and interest. I’m from a people of study With ambition And the inspiration to achieve I’m from the Peruvian coast, Thick corn and coca tea. From the people I have That truly care To the schools that taught me well. In my room there is a space, where my memories lay. A moving mass That carries me everyday. I am from this entity- Created from everything before- as I myself am the mass I used the mentor text, to help myself keep a consistent structure from my poem. I made sure to keep as much of the poem’s rhythm as I can in order for it to be more smooth sounding. The only parts I really changed were the concept and w...

when life gets hard, climb harder Hi my name is Bernardo Halperin and close to 4 years ago, I started something I’ll never stop. I started rock climbing. In my last year of high school, a good friend of mine introduced me to the local rock climbing gym, where I instantly fell in love with the sport. I always struggled in regular team sports, finding myself unmotivated and undedicated often never being able to fully commit myself. With rock climbing it was different, I found myself to be even more motivated because I was pushing myself individually. Whenever the going is tough, I would always take it out on the rocks. Whenever I would find myself dealing with hardship, I would always resort to rock climbing. The gym provided myself with a space to think, reflect and convert my energy into something I can work on. Whenever I resorted to climbing in the gym I would focus on what I could work on and improve, pushing myself to new heights and focusing to change my reality o...