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Hi! I’m Gladys!

Hola! I’m Gladys! I was raised in Honduras and moved to sunny Naples, Florida for a better life opportunity! Ever since I was little, I felt the desire to make others smile, to share joy and kindness which is what life is all about. I grew up in Honduras, with many limitations, but a mind full of dreams. I moved to the United States when I was 21 with $100 to my name. I remember arriving and boy, was I scared. I would cry myself to sleep from how intimating everything was and all the insecurities I had. I would wake up early in the morning and walk to work. I felt so insignificant, even talking to people was complicated. My mind, “my friend”, was not acting as such. It’s crazy looking back at that girl, she was lost, but had nothing to lose and so much to gain.

The scariest time of my life happened to become my proudest as well, because it is during this time where I found my strength.

I could go on for hours about my upbringing, from non potable water, taking bucket baths and using that water to flush our toilet, limited electricity, not knowing what we would eat day to day, poor education, walking a lot and using public transportation to home remedies because we couldn’t afford health care; but yet a close and loving home with parents that always told us to dream big and go for those dreams. 

Today, 15 years later from arriving in USA, from having no credit to a proud 820 score, no college degree to a magna cum laude graduate with a bachelors in business, from not having means of transportation to owning a hand full of vehicles, worked for the local government for almost 14 years, becoming a proud home owner and fulfilling my passion of traveling as much as I can. I am living testimony that everything is possible and that dreams DO come true. Enjoy the ride, be kind and joyful and above all, never give up, know that you are exactly what you believe you are, find YOU, and you will find everything you need!

Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah
Barcelona, Spain
Bimini, Bahamas
Naples, FL
Hong Kong
In flight sunset
Belgium
Colorado