Many things do happen in our lives that shape us into what we end up being, but for some reason or the other, we end up forgetting all about them. Some though, stick in our minds throughout our lifetime and they become defining moments.

One such moment happened to me and no matter what I go through, I still remember it as the moment I had to take a decision that would determine my fate. My mom was very ill and things were, she had to face the maker. Mom being the only living relation I had apart from the father who abandoned us when she became expectant.

Mum ordered me to go and look for him and, if I don't find him, find a way to live there and leave her in the condition she was in. It is always painful to remember that I left her, but I had to fight to live and be a man of substance as she always wished.

I would like to learn more about Europe and technological advance.

Patrick, age 14




Because Frags wondered how my "holiday" was/is....