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I was born.
Here we have the start of my journey. From here forth many life changing events would happen, I would have so many experiences that formed my personality and shaped who I am now. -
YouTube was created
Shortly after I was born, a website called YouTube launched on December 15th, 2005. This website quickly started growing as many people were dragged into the idea of being able to acquire free entertainment made by other people considered as not specialized. YouTube was able to create thousands of jobs by providing a platform for people to follow their passions and dreams, and to me, this is innovative.
https://www.engadget.com/2016-11-10-the-history-of-youtube.html -
On the Move
I spent most of my life in a small city near the beach called “Caraguatatuba” in Brazil. I moved there when I was one and a half years old, on the 25th of March, 2007. I spent most of my life in that city and had many fun and life changing experiences in it that I will never forget. -
iPhone launch
Apple innovated the smartphone technology field when introducing the “iPhone.” In the aftermath, the iPhone propelled the popularity of smartphone devices, it became a symbol for this type of technology and it replaced many pocket items. Apple was able to transform smartphones from making phone calls to a multi-use complex and compact device to use on the daily for simple and complicated tasks. It was the first smartphone to present this to us.
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My first school
I entered my first school which was named "Paideia" on January 31st, 2009. I was four years old and that marked the start of my academic career. I learned how to study in that school and that has helped me immensely until this day. I use it in my day to day life and this is one of the skills that I possess that I find crucial to have. I rely on studying, and this is why this is such an important date to me. -
Instagram Launch
Instagram was launched on October 6th, 2010. This app immediately caught the eyes of people, they were attracted to this idea of sharing photos to the internet in a more social environment. When Instagram introduced filters, that is when they opened a brand new door of success. Filters were very innovative and that made the app's popularity increase very much. Currently it has 1 billion active users.
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Spotify Launch in US
When Spotify came out to the United States in July, 2011, it was huge. It brought to the users the option to stream any music from their 15 million song library, at the time of it being released (currently 50 million songs and 400,000 podcasts). That is why it was so revolutionary, it provided such a big variety of songs to listen to and the ability to listen to them anywhere easily.
https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/spotify-us-launch-revolutionary-music-streaming-service/story?id=14075814 -
SpaceX Reusable Rockets
During my lifetime I was fortunate enough to be able to witness the first reusable rocket made by SpaceX. This is such a big innovation and accomplishment due to how much it will be reducing the costs of space travels since we won’t have to build a brand-new rocket, or make new parts after a space mission. With this huge cut in the cost, humanity will be able to make more frequent trips to space.
https://www.dnvgl.com/to2030/technology/reusable-rockets-revolutionizing-access-to-outer-space.html -
On the Move Again!
On July 26th of 2018, I moved to the United States. This is a huge milestone. The majority of my whole life was spent in Brazil and it is from there where I immersed myself into the type of person that I am now. That is where my family is and that is where I got my culture from. I will never forget it due to it being so essential to my life. But like all things, they change. I moved to the U.S. for a better education and more opportunities, and here I am. -
Attending IMO
The first school that I attended since I came to the U.S. was IMO. I have met many of my friends here and this is where I learned to adapt to this new culture and environment. This will definitely be an unforgettable place for me, due to it being my first challenge faced in this new country.
