As a social service experience, this one has struck me the most. I never had the good fortune to coexist with “disabled people”, just to call them someway. At the beginning of this service they explained me the different deficiencies that young people and adults in RETOS have, some of them are motor disabilities, others come from birth, or others by accident. It’s a shock to arrive and see so many people that from the first day, say they love you and treat you better than normal people, that’s when you realize that people are sick of body but not of soul. In RETOS you learn to coexist with everyone, and not make the differences that are commonly defined by society, here we are all equal, we all have weaknesses, some more than others, but that doesn’t matter. In RETOS we are a big family with no established roles, sometimes you behave like children, sometimes like nagging parents, the important thing is that everyone cares for each other. This Social Service widens your perspective of life, making you appreciate what you have, because life can change in a second, or you don’t know if tomorrow someone of your family can have a disability.

For me, Carlos Javier Hasbun, the opportunity to help in RETOS has been very significant, I had the chance to meet and know extraordinary people. Most of the time, people have different points of view regarding disabled persons, but now that I have the chance to truly know this people, I see that they are great persons no matter what they are going through. They struggle every day with problems, but regardless of this, they always have e smile to give. RETOS changed my mentality, since I had no experience or personal contact with people with disabilities. You have to be patient and try to understand their situation because all they want is to learn and improve. I admire the teachers and all those that work in RETOS, not everyone has the attitude and the spirit to be here, and I have learned a lot from them to improve and help. RETOS helped me have a better attitude towards myself, to jump in the way and don’t think twice when I have the opportunity to help someone in need.