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In this heartfelt episode, we sit down with Carola Vera on a quiet cobblestone street along a Venetian canal—a setting as timeless and layered as her life story.
Carola opens up about losing her father at a young age, leaving behind her homeland of Ecuador, and building a new life in Italy. From the challenges of immigration to the joys of marriage and motherhood, her story is one of faith, resilience, and courage.
Through decades of navigating life as a foreigner in a new country, Carola has learned what it means to hold onto identity while embracing change. She shares her struggles, her wisdom, and the faith that carried her through seasons of loss and transformation.
Why this episode matters for YOU:
🌎 The power of resilience when life takes you far from home
💃 Finding joy in new beginnings and honoring your roots
🌿 Lessons of faith, strength, and perseverance from a woman who’s walked the hard roads
💎 Why community, connection, and self-belief matter more than ever
This conversation is both tender and empowering—reminding us that even in unfamiliar places, we can create a life filled with meaning, purpose, and love.
If Carola’s story touched you, share this episode with another woman who’s navigating change or carrying heavy memories. And join our VIP Self-Care Community for women—where we celebrate resilience, freedom, and the beauty of living fully, no matter where the journey takes us.
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Stephanie
Hi, I'm Stephanie.
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Seth
I'm Seth, and this is the Forever Young show. The most powerful force in this world is a woman who knows who she is, why? She is here, and what she wants to accomplish.
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Stephanie
And that's where self-care comes in. As a woman, it is my opportunity and my responsibility to take care of me.
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Seth
Self-care for your mind.
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Stephanie
Self-care for your body.
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Seth
Self-care for your money.
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Stephanie
Our mission is to serve women as they fulfill their irreplaceable roles and families. Society. Business. The fabric of humanity.
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Seth
So let's get this show on the road. Hey, Corolla. Okay. Do you believe in God?
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Carola
Yes. Always. Always. I don't know that is here, but I need to try something more strong. Something more more, more, more. Beach my soul. I need to try now. Oh, God. Oh! Oh, no. God, I need to try. I believe. I believe, that's it. I don't need to see. I don't need to doubt. Because I know keys need.
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Seth
He's near. Near to you?
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Carola
Yes, yes, all the time. All the time. I know sometimes he's strong. Like it. Maybe. I know I could a girl.
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Seth
You make some mistakes.
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Carola
Yes, yes, yes, but I need to try because the like is is anything is perfect. I need to try. One, two, three maybe. No, it's no right. But I need to try because I need to feel it. What do you mean, try and work? This one is wrong. Wait. Come, go. You know I need this one. This sense of to life in this really, really sense.
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Carola
In the life. You know, because the life I think some is not the perfect life is anything is perfect.
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Seth
Nothing is perfect.
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Carola
Yes. And this one is the like you need to to to a I. Where is the perfect.
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Seth
And you need to find it. You need to search for it.
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Carola
Echo. This song is the core.
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Seth
So we believe the reason I asked you that question is because we believe that this show and the show is called the Forever Young Show. Ya is simply a gift from God to women. And you believe in God. We believe in God. The women that are listening to this show believe in God. And we know. We believe that we met.
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Seth
You for a purpose.
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Carola
Yeah.
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Seth
And I think he'll help us in our short little time today here on the streets.
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Carola
Yeah.
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Seth
A beautiful Vinnytsia.
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Carola
I think so. You know, sometimes I ask what this might propose. Purpose? Yes. And this life. And, you know, sometimes I ask. I ask me, what is the the true propose in this life for the world? It's not very easy. It's it's not very easy, you know. What do you do? You know, what would you want? It is easy.
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Carola
It's more easy. Well, I don't I don't don't want it, but it's you nobody see, I want in.
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Stephanie
You like the challenge to grow and learn and become.
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Carola
Yes, I, I, I, I need to find it very sense.
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Stephanie
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Carola
In the life.
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Stephanie
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Carola
Yes. Because this is. No, no. Sometime is not very easy. Because the life gives and the life to take care. Yes. I need to understand why it maybe until the person is more specific in knowing I need, I need belief, I need to find ehm okay, I need to work. You know you have the, the heart because I know.
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Carola
Yeah. Corona doesn't count. Matter. Yeah yeah yeah. Yes I for this one I, I believe in God.
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Stephanie
Yes. God. God gives us that purpose and helps us to find purpose in the hard things. And Seth and I, I know that very well. This is not our first marriage. They both were married before and then divorce and remarry. And we had kids before. Yeah, and we have kids together, so we have a big, beautiful family. Yes.
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Stephanie
With ten kids. And, it comes with a lot of challenges. It's hard. It's hard. And God helps us to fulfill that purpose and to know what to do, to have that purpose.
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Carola
I think so my my purpose is.
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Carola
Is very, very difficult. Yeah. I think some of it is a little bit difficult because it it's time each time I did some this one change something. Yeah. So yes. Change all this one. You go oh I Rome.
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Stephanie
Yes.
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Carola
You know. Yes. I think so. Maybe. I think this one is perfect or this one is correct in this morning. But then change on this one. It, I need to to to find the, the, the very purpose I need to find also I need to to ask why you know that. Yes yes yes yes.
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Stephanie
Help me to find why I'm in the hard.
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Carola
Yes. The more beautiful moments in my not in my life, is when I hear a little bit get, you know, maybe 8 or 9 years old in all the family eating, you know, papa, mama, a m we have a fight for sister. Our one brother. Go. You know, be. I remember all the time. This one is my my best moment.
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Carola
I think my mom. I remember this one year. I know Papa, All the time. Are you waiting? All the family finish to eat. I don't like it. Do not wait.
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Stephanie
Yes.
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Carola
That. And this time I don't cheat or many happy. But now. But now is the best. Ehm. Moments in my. I feel very happy each time I remember this one. Yeah.
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Seth
It's an important memory.
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Carola
Yes, I know now everything is in this lie. Everything. Finish close the beans. Shoes. Giorgione.
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Seth
You know where your usefulness.
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Carola
Yes. Keep friends and the family. Everything feels. But something is not. You never finish. Is inside name in your hair. Where are you from? You know I see. What do you do when? Me? This one. Never finish. Never, never. Everything. But this one is inside. Yes. Each time. And you open your eyes and you, take a breath.
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Carola
Yes. You know, you feeling this one thinking. Yes, I, I feel this one. I feel it dying it each time I think is finished, it's done. I take the, laborious. I am relieved I need to I have the possibility. I need to try again I yes, yes, I, I, I think so on this one. Got it with me sometime.
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Carola
I think so because I ask, you know, sometime I don't, I don't work with that because. Yeah. You a little bit, angry and.
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Seth
Angry. Yes. Stubborn. Yes.
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Carola
We got. Okay.
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Seth
So you. So you were born in Ecuador?
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Carola
Yes.
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Seth
Now, when was that? When were you born in Ecuador?
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Carola
When they land. One night, 70. 19.
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Stephanie
1970? Yes.
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Carola
1970 19 seven. Okay. Yes.
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Seth
And when did you come to Italy?
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Carola
Yes. Very, very young. Because my father is like.
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Seth
So your father passed away?
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Carola
Yes. Yes. Is is that them in fact correct?
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Seth
A heart attack?
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Carola
Yes. Yes. My father.
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Seth
Yes. And so then you left Ecuador?
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Carola
Yes.
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Seth
I coming here and you came to Rome?
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Carola
No. The fierce a Genoa.
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Seth
Oh, you went to Genoa?
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Carola
Genoa? Yes. Yeah. No.
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Seth
All by yourself? Or did your other family come with you?
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Carola
Not. Not only the friends. One. Friends one in the Anova. Okay. Yes, a little bit difficult. That's very, very difficult. No, not that easy. Yes. Because you know the people is and is okay. Your country don't need to world another country. The people all the country because is don't don't, don't. The life is no good. They work you know is different people.
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Seth
Yes. So you came from Ecuador to Italy?
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Carola
Yes.
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Seth
For economic opportunity.
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Carola
Yes. Because my dad is that, yes. Yes. My family's mama Papa was, fired. And for, Not for my sister. My mother, you know, big family. Yes. The first one is that. Very, very. The only is that my sister and the second, Miss Carla. Oh.
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Stephanie
Oh, wow. So you're one of the oldest? Yes. Wow.
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Carola
Okay. Yes. See my mama alone. Mom. South America with. Don't I am is a assicurazioni. Something like that.
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Stephanie
So did you come to Italy to help mama?
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Carola
My family. Okay. Yes. All my family. Well, yes. Only for these, in this morning. You need to. Only this direction. Only this one. Because you need to do it is there in a un. What is the meaning in English. The very diverse morale.
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Seth
The morale, morale out of to.
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Carola
See how my family. Okay.
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Seth
So basically when your father passed away.
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Carola
Yes.
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Seth
You lost the opportunity to go to university. And you can only think of one thing. Help the family. So you leave to Italy to provide economic. Yeah. Support for your.
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Carola
Family. Oh, my family. Yes, yes, but I am very happy. Well, Sam. Yeah, I know, but I, I happy because this one I think good with my question I made this one is the decision the correct. Yeah. The decision.
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Stephanie
The decision. And having courage.
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Carola
Yes. Yes that's it. That would take.
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Stephanie
A lot of courage.
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Carola
Fine. I think this one does it, I don't I don't think more. So I want to go to the university or I not. No, no, no, I think in this moment this one is the decision they call. That's it. I am very happy now, but it's not very easy. You know. Yes. It's not very easy.
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Stephanie
He can turn hard things into beautiful blessings. Can I ask you a question?
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Carola
Yes. Okay.
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Stephanie
So what are you most passionate about right now? And what are you doing about it?
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Carola
It's not very easy because you need to to one this time. You need to watch the life. What did you what did you like inside? You know, you know, to try the same time. All the things, you know, go in, go in.
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Stephanie
Others come together. Dance.
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Carola
Yes, come to get them. You need to go to all together. And then I understand. I work so many hours in years. You know, I working 15, 16 hours in the day. I finish this work now I working and there are regular hours in. I make exercise you know we I try make a something like like me. Yeah.
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Carola
About my, my day songs. You know, I don't care. Yes, yes. Now is possible. Yes. Now, a little bit is possible. Yes, yes, I, I try all the time. You know, when I, I live in Italy so many days, I know is not possible. Come back to Ecuador, I know that. Oh, okay, I know I, I, I, I, I wasn't.
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Carola
Yeah, but I know it's not possible. Me it be each day I think today make my work the best way also the best way. Not me Today I need to with people. Nice smile. Do you know is somebody need is smile or maybe Bongiorno. You know that's why. Because I need this one. Yes. Because I think somebody I make the same with my family.
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Carola
You know. Yes. Maybe somebody made the same with me because it's not possible for me near to my family. One for me is a simpleton.
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Stephanie
Yes, yes, yes. Connect with other people and bring happiness. And you hope that someone is doing that with your family?
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Carola
Yes. Maybe the smile or the. You know, in the morning. My mother or maybe my mother need to have the sliding. Yeah. Yes, I, I, I make it all the time. We get people the best Carla. Because I can see somebody maybe with my community. It is not that.
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Stephanie
Yes, well, I know when we met you at the restaurant. We love you. Yeah, I like my work. Yes. Or we like you.
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Carola
Oh.
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Stephanie
Thank you. We like you. And it made our experience at the restaurant very nice.
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Carola
Yes. This one is very important for me. Yes. I like the people. You know, I well, happy, you know, because I think so. Back to the each people. Different people in the restaurant get it before in it people have me. Sorry. Yeah. Very different. Yes. Some people back the story. The sacrifice you know for it this day in the restaurant.
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Carola
Yes. You know it's not nice. I need to, to, to try the, the best way for the people. Yes. Yeah. I like this one. You know Sally Roberts maybe is anything or maybe so. Marilyn, for me, I need you. That for me is important. Because. Carla, I can do it. This one. Yes. Yes, I got in my possibility.
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Carola
I can do it. This one. I do it like maybe for another person. Is not very nice. Is not very important. Is insignificant, you know. But for me it's important. Yes. Yeah. Yeah. It's beautiful. Yes. I like the people all. Tao. Tao. Thank you. Everything okay? Is happy. The people. Yes. You know. Yes. The life is very hard.
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Carola
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Stephanie
Bring a little.
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Carola
Joy. Is that because the life is this one? Yes. It's small moments is not possible. The perfect life is the small moments. Yes, yes.
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Seth
And you talk about small moments, right. And it might seem insignificant. There are no insignificant people. Everyone matters. So even a tiny moment, just like they say. Hello, pajama, right? Yes. That's right. And, chow chow. Really connecting. Small moments. I mean, big, small moments can have big impacts on people. So we know that when we met you, you made an impact on us.
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Carola
Thank you. Thank you so much. I like the people. You know, when I talk with somebody I like, then other people feel good. No. Is it not nice? Maybe. I see or talk. Not nice or some rude or maybe not. No. Education, you know is not nice for me. Is very important because is each child who is it is to me.
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Carola
Each person is the life. I for me is very important when I connect with the people in your in your small. It's too small moments to be happy with me. Yes, yes, yes. Because for me, this one is very important in my life. I believe in God, I believe is and you know, so some, some people say, oh, the people is not nice.
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Carola
The people is back. Oh the people is this one or another. You need it's another important you know, very important is they or when do you have insight.
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Stephanie
In your heart and.
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Carola
See your heart? When did you think about the love, the light, the property? No. Yes. It is not necessary. Many and I it is not necessary. But important is not necessary. And it is this you? You can do it. You do it now. Now? Yes, now.
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Stephanie
To be kind and to give love and connect and bless each other. Yes.
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Carola
Yes I agree, sometimes you know, I, I work now is sometimes my, my boss is no happy.
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Stephanie
Yeah.
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Carola
Yes I see now I can like. Oh be happy. Yes. Be happy. Are you very bored. And the people listening to you, you try, they nice. You know they know they everything is ugly. You know you sir, I see the nice.
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Stephanie
Yes. See the nice. And everyone in everyone's.
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Carola
Yes. Perfect. Yeah. I, I think this one I, I believe in this one I believe is the people is good is the people sometimes is a little bit rude because the life or the situation.
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Stephanie
Yes. Yes that's bad and be hard. And so sometimes they're not nice.
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Carola
Yes.
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Stephanie
Yes. Who has been the most influential woman in your life who has inspired you the most? What woman has.
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Carola
This. You ask me something very important. Okay. For me, I think so. It's not very easy, but I. I need to, very is sincerely sincere sincerity. My daughter.
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Stephanie
Your daughter. Your daughter. Yes.
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Carola
So because, you know, I am brown, I have brown in color. The country's very poor. My mentality initially, you know, my mentality is Ecuador. Bell's a little close. You know then when my daughter is 18, 19 she is, is playing sometimes one thing I think is correct for me it maybe is not correct for you. But this one is not necessary is not correct.
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Carola
Maybe for you is correct this way. For you is correct. I a.
00:24:09:10 - 00:24:10:02
Seth
Different way.
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Carola
Yes, but I need to respect. Yes, yes, I need to respect. Maybe don't like what you like it, but I need to respect. And this one is not important because is the east is East is not. When you light something me don't is not. No. The same thing is not is correct. Maybe for me is is not correct.
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Carola
Is not true. Is a correct but me don't like it. Yes. You know this one for me some, a little bit difficult I understand. Yes. Because I running Ecuador and don't small don't dream catch me. You know I, I think why I try all the time. Nice work you know. Yes, yes. Yeah. I hate to, aim then another person is different in than this one is is called.
00:25:21:05 - 00:25:26:04
Carola
It is not the same like me. Yeah, that is correct. Yes. You.
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Stephanie
We all struggle in different ways and we're all figuring it out in different ways and at different times. Yes. So to let somebody figure it out on their time instead of on our time.
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Carola
Yes, a a day differs. I think, you know, a the people a all the time when I speak with my daughter, she is playing me mama. No. You know, is this playing mama. Yes. Yes it is playing many times. Yeah. No one, many times. She is playing me like usual. Now she's helping my mom. She. She help me because now I need to understand another person.
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Carola
And then I need to understand me. Yes, yes. See? See you see. Open my my my eyes. Yes.
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Stephanie
And your daughter, you said, is 27.
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Carola
27, 27. Yes, I think so. She's very important in my life. Yeah. Because some Chinese. The truth is hard. Sometimes the life is hard. Yes. Everything is hard. But I feel it in my daughter. Everything is nice. Oh.
00:27:06:17 - 00:27:07:13
Stephanie
Yes.
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Carola
I forget everything. No no no no no. Wake up. Go be like that. Good morning. It were. Yes. You know I need, I need this one. You know when I, I think is finish I think my, my daughter I think God I think my mama and not wake up call. Yes. Today is another day. Yeah. Tuesday is different today I'm.
00:27:39:06 - 00:27:46:13
Carola
It's good. Is good. Yes yes, yes I think Sundays all the time. I need to try this one. Yes, yes. Tomorrow is tomorrow.
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Stephanie
Yes. Stand today.
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Carola
Use the day for day.
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Stephanie
So what is a challenge? A challenging experience that has most influenced your life?
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Carola
An experience you know.
00:28:01:01 - 00:28:04:10
Stephanie
Sounds like you have a lot of a lot of experiences.
00:28:04:12 - 00:28:24:12
Carola
You know, sometimes I am married. No, I was married in is not very easy. And you know, when two persons together, two men, some. Yes, together. Dig for difference.
00:28:24:12 - 00:28:27:21
Seth
The cultural difference in culture.
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Carola
Yes. And celebrate is very difficult. Yes. It is not very easy to, understand the love. If is two persons. Yes. No one. You know, maybe you you have a love. Love for the another person you way they another person is different is not feel the same is not very easy you know the two. Yes this one is say higher experience because I need to I said you not.
00:29:13:08 - 00:29:20:02
Carola
That is not possible. In English is there is no my.
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Seth
Responsibility.
00:29:21:11 - 00:29:35:20
Carola
Yes. Because is not possible. Yes. No, my and not there another person we you know, it's not very easy. You you think something is wrong in my. Yes. You you think the first one.
00:29:35:22 - 00:29:37:22
Stephanie
Something is my.
00:29:38:00 - 00:29:39:04
Seth
What is wrong with me?
00:29:39:04 - 00:30:13:23
Carola
Yeah, right. Yes. Or maybe something I, is I, I can't do it very well. You know the difference. You know, something is not okay. Or maybe don't like when I see I don't many, many question. Yes, yes, but is very difficult to understand any any any this one is not very any. Oh maybe you feel or maybe you can do is not the very the two.
00:30:13:23 - 00:30:54:12
Carola
Probably. Yes. Yes. The problem is another. Yes. Yes is not very easy. I take e what's in this I took today, I was to accept it. Yes, I took today. It's not very easy I know is the truth is okay is no my my my a quota and my full. You know X yes yes yes. Is not. This one is for me very very here they they this very small in a heart.
00:30:54:15 - 00:31:09:18
Carola
Yes, yes. I don't feel a very well. Yes, yes. Because I know now the love is two under the two. Two persons. No one.
00:31:09:19 - 00:31:28:14
Seth
Nice. It takes two people. Yeah. It takes two people who are 100% committed to create a successful relationship. And no matter how hard or how much one person wants that, it takes to 100%, right?
00:31:28:15 - 00:31:31:01
Carola
Yes. Is not possible. Only one person.
00:31:31:06 - 00:31:34:19
Stephanie
All your strength, all that you have, you can try.
00:31:34:19 - 00:31:36:02
Carola
And yes, if.
00:31:36:02 - 00:31:39:00
Stephanie
They if they don't do their parts. Yeah.
00:31:39:03 - 00:31:44:08
Carola
And it is not possible only they love is no one person is two parts.
00:31:44:12 - 00:31:45:07
Stephanie
Yes.
00:31:45:09 - 00:31:48:16
Carola
Two persons together the same time.
00:31:48:22 - 00:31:52:13
Stephanie
Yes. Yes. That is a healthy love. Yes.
00:31:52:14 - 00:31:55:11
Carola
Yeah. Is not very easy. But this one is the true.
00:31:55:12 - 00:31:56:10
Stephanie
Yes.
00:31:56:12 - 00:32:01:19
Carola
Yes. And this one you say the. This is very is, is very a complicated.
00:32:01:22 - 00:32:13:08
Stephanie
Yes. Yes, absolutely. And so what are the major cultural differences between Ecuador and Italy. That might be a big question.
00:32:13:10 - 00:32:15:18
Carola
Yeah. The mentality.
00:32:15:20 - 00:32:18:14
Stephanie
Oh okay.
00:32:18:16 - 00:32:57:22
Carola
The mentality is very different okay. Can you explain the people in Ecuador now more. Yes. Now is the opportunity. Yes. You know the a I, I, I can do a thing is you know that the opportunity not but not the opportunity the people, some people the mentality, you know the corruption and the some. Yeah I need to, to, to make this one.
00:32:57:22 - 00:33:08:06
Carola
I pay, you know in Italy is not perfect but the system is work.
00:33:08:08 - 00:33:11:16
Stephanie
All the system works better in Italy. Yes. Okay.
00:33:11:18 - 00:33:20:13
Carola
Yes. They maybe here in Italy also the corruption. But in Ecuador is a lot corruption.
00:33:20:15 - 00:33:27:00
Stephanie
Okay. So they both have corruption. Just Ecuador has more corruption. Yes. And so that makes it difficult.
00:33:27:00 - 00:33:42:00
Carola
Yes. This one you say all the time the difficult. Yes. All these is institution. Yes. Anything work. Network. Because you need something you pay.
00:33:42:02 - 00:33:42:21
Stephanie
Yes. Right.
00:33:42:23 - 00:34:04:22
Carola
Or carrot on a carrot when one person pay more this one way. That's it. The mentality type mentality here is not is the is difference is not possible is not color. It's not. Yeah. Yes. This is the system.
00:34:04:22 - 00:34:28:16
Seth
Or we call it the rule of law. Right. Yes. Right. When when you can count on laws because of principles then everybody has security. Everybody's equal. Yeah. Right. When you have major institutional corruption, you can't trust the system, right?
00:34:28:19 - 00:34:45:21
Carola
Yes yes yes. This one don't don't like it because, you know, I it's some. When one people is rich I, you know I didn't. When is a like a cut cut cut cut.
00:34:46:02 - 00:34:47:13
Stephanie
Yes. No.
00:34:47:18 - 00:35:14:15
Carola
Oh yes yes yes I think some cut because the cut is many many many. Here you take only one is okay. Maybe the, the next year is there there or the next year. Yeah that but the people is poor. You take the dignity you know because these people is not possible world. They, they this school is not possible.
00:35:14:17 - 00:35:23:10
Carola
I mean the, the the the absolute, you know, the ospital is the possible anything. So they.
00:35:23:10 - 00:35:39:12
Stephanie
They take away the opportunities if you need help with your health or with education or things like that, they take that. But if you're rich then it's kind of like, no big deal. Yeah, just a little something.
00:35:39:14 - 00:35:45:20
Carola
Or maybe I am. I don't like it. I don't think so. It's, Correct. No no no no no.
00:35:45:21 - 00:35:46:12
Stephanie
Yeah.
00:35:46:14 - 00:36:19:02
Carola
But this one is two. Yes, yes. The people reach maybe this year. Don't go to the vacation. You know, a Karina or maybe don't. Then change the the the car. Okay. Yeah, but the very poor people is not the same. You know, the conversation is, And is not is fatal is a disaster.
00:36:19:02 - 00:36:21:02
Stephanie
Yes. It's a very, very bad.
00:36:21:07 - 00:36:29:18
Carola
Very bad because you you take the dignity. The people only this one, this people poor have inside the dignity.
00:36:29:18 - 00:36:34:02
Stephanie
Yes. The dignity is what they have left. And they take it.
00:36:34:04 - 00:37:07:22
Carola
Yes, yes. It's not nice. It's. I don't this Sunday to all the political pollution I think about this, I don't this, because this don't do nice. No, no, that's not nice. He mean he's you need to do need to a stomach. You know. Yes. Yes because is is the opportunity for one the children for one guy for, you know many many many kids.
00:37:08:04 - 00:37:24:00
Carola
Yes, yes. Non-ideal hospital. The people need the also the, the people who need it all. But yes the people poor need the in the charbonnier. You know alphabet it's a synonym for is right.
00:37:24:00 - 00:37:25:12
Stephanie
Oh. To write and read.
00:37:25:12 - 00:37:26:13
Carola
Yes. They see.
00:37:26:14 - 00:37:27:14
Seth
Literacy.
00:37:27:16 - 00:37:28:13
Stephanie
Yes.
00:37:28:15 - 00:37:51:08
Carola
Yes, yes. The corruption the politic. Yes. I don't think so. I, I think about this one is people because the question consume conscience. Conscience. Yes. I don't against something because not nice I think. So all these people have a big stomach.
00:37:51:10 - 00:37:53:01
Stephanie
Yes. Yeah.
00:37:53:03 - 00:37:59:18
Seth
Greed. Is that what it means a big stomach. This means you're you're greedy. You just want more and more.
00:37:59:18 - 00:38:34:03
Carola
Yeah, yeah. Because all the day I think now I think about these poor people. I don't think you need to go life this life the people pool. And then you tell me it's nice. Yeah. You're not that. Ehm. This one is the difference. Yes. And I just, I think the indifference for the, the, the, the people need to have indifference.
00:38:34:08 - 00:38:35:11
Stephanie
Yes.
00:38:35:13 - 00:38:46:10
Carola
But I think some, you know, somebody tell me why did you do that. No. You woke up, you don't take.
00:38:46:10 - 00:38:56:03
Stephanie
Anything. Nope. And all stays here. Yes. That you take you take your heart with you only.
00:38:56:03 - 00:39:14:08
Carola
Only that you have inside. Yes. A a a I think some these people, I don't know in this morning what to doing. Because it's empty. Yes. You're not.
00:39:14:08 - 00:39:14:22
Stephanie
Empty.
00:39:14:22 - 00:39:16:16
Carola
Yes and.
00:39:16:18 - 00:39:22:17
Stephanie
Yeah. Yes. Sorry. That's great.
00:39:22:19 - 00:39:30:00
Carola
Sorry Wang. Oh I will, might continue only 2 or 3 times. I know, not a lot.
00:39:30:00 - 00:39:32:14
Stephanie
Yes.
00:39:32:16 - 00:39:35:23
Carola
Because for these very very heart.
00:39:36:02 - 00:39:37:03
Stephanie
00:39:37:05 - 00:39:41:15
Carola
See the people you know very poor people.
00:39:41:15 - 00:39:43:11
Stephanie
Yes. How they're treated.
00:39:43:13 - 00:40:24:23
Carola
Yes. Yes there is. Ha. Yes that would be. Yes I know I don't make for all not possible. Maybe, maybe I can but it's not possible. But I think so. You not the mama, Papa ginseng. All the people in Lima that it's very very hard for me. You not that because I, I mama. Yes I like me I my my my dog to go to school like 2 or 3 else but I she's a play you know for because the system work.
00:40:25:01 - 00:40:26:05
Carola
Yes. Yes.
00:40:26:07 - 00:40:28:05
Stephanie
Where is your daughter.
00:40:28:07 - 00:40:33:08
Carola
Milano. Oh she's living in Milan. Yes yes, yes.
00:40:33:09 - 00:40:36:13
Stephanie
Does your family still live in Ecuador? All of them.
00:40:36:14 - 00:40:45:04
Carola
Only a mama. A two sister. Oh, okay. Only mama. Mama is coming in Italy. But don't like it.
00:40:45:06 - 00:40:47:02
Stephanie
Really don't.
00:40:47:04 - 00:41:01:16
Carola
Like it? Yeah. It's them. Yeah, because she's like. But we have one system in Ecuador. The last one. Okay, I know she's being.
00:41:01:18 - 00:41:03:02
Stephanie
Near,
00:41:03:04 - 00:41:06:10
Carola
Connected connect. Yes, I understand.
00:41:06:12 - 00:41:11:16
Stephanie
Okay. So you think that's why she stays in Ecuador? Yes. For your sister. Is there.
00:41:11:18 - 00:41:15:11
Carola
A disease? There is very fragile.
00:41:15:13 - 00:41:16:07
Stephanie
Fragile?
00:41:16:09 - 00:41:17:11
Carola
Yes. Delicate?
00:41:17:14 - 00:41:18:01
Stephanie
Yes.
00:41:18:01 - 00:41:18:15
Seth
Her health?
00:41:18:21 - 00:41:50:07
Carola
Yes. You know, my my my daughter. The same. Mama. No. You, the person, my presence. You go to the supermarket, open the supermarket, on the light. You know, you see, what did you do? When you take it? You put the price, you pay a this. Say you take the chains and you will close the super Mike.
00:41:50:09 - 00:42:25:16
Carola
You know, what do you mean? No no no no no no. In Italy, they can't eat the lasagna. That's so long. You seen, Oh. Mamma mia, are you seeing. Are you seeing. Are you seeing alone? Okay. If you down, you up alone. Yes. You know. Yeah I load up. Not my daughter. Mamma. You will open the supermarket on the light.
00:42:25:18 - 00:42:28:14
Carola
Take the you know, what did you wanted.
00:42:28:19 - 00:42:30:00
Seth
You're very independent.
00:42:30:02 - 00:43:01:23
Carola
Yes, yes. Maybe, maybe the day, one day is no nice for me. Yeah, yeah, I need to cross it. Yes, I need to process. I need to go. I need to reset. And tomorrow I feel okay because I, I need to to to to know why. Or maybe I need to think I know why I'm. Yes I I sit another day for Carly.
00:43:01:23 - 00:43:05:03
Carola
So what I need to do.
00:43:05:05 - 00:43:06:13
Stephanie
You know it's do it because your.
00:43:06:15 - 00:43:37:17
Carola
You. Yes yes I I I I, I need to to to do doing this one. Yes yes but always we cut. Yes. Oh yes. Oh God. You know I never I feel alone need never I, I come easily I coming here you need a John John now I see but I don't feel never alone when used I don't feel never.
00:43:37:19 - 00:43:43:19
Carola
Never. You know, the.
00:43:43:21 - 00:43:48:01
Stephanie
Okay. So you never feel alone or depressed?
00:43:48:03 - 00:43:49:05
Carola
Yes. Yeah.
00:43:49:08 - 00:43:53:19
Stephanie
Maybe that. Yes. Cry. Yes.
00:43:53:21 - 00:44:07:11
Carola
This. Yes. This one say well I need sometimes cry. Because I need the release. Yes. Ya need tours.
00:44:07:13 - 00:44:14:03
Stephanie
What do you believe is the secret to living a long and healthy life?
00:44:14:05 - 00:44:19:18
Carola
And you need to focus. Listen.
00:44:19:20 - 00:44:21:05
Stephanie
Focus.
00:44:21:07 - 00:44:27:00
Carola
Okay. Focus. You need to believe yourself.
00:44:27:02 - 00:44:28:07
Stephanie
Yes.
00:44:28:09 - 00:44:33:19
Carola
You all the time he many positive.
00:44:33:21 - 00:44:37:12
Stephanie
Have a positive mind. Yes. Yes.
00:44:37:14 - 00:44:53:19
Carola
That's a for me. This one is very important. Yeah. Are you feeling all the time. God is with you e you for him. Yeah.
00:44:53:20 - 00:44:56:12
Stephanie
He's helps give you purpose.
00:44:56:14 - 00:45:26:22
Carola
Yes, yes. Keep going, keep going is, you know, you make something good. Why not. You make it mean you know. Yes. Maybe something on nice or you the person not a you. It make something good for, for yourself y you know you know. Yeah, yeah I try maybe sometimes is wrong but I try.
00:45:27:03 - 00:45:28:21
Stephanie
Yes. You do your best.
00:45:28:23 - 00:45:48:15
Carola
Yes, yes I, I think so I, I have only one life. I need to try. Yes I, I have only this possibility. Yes. The life. Only one. Yes, yes. Oh don't look for it. But I need to. It's only d.
00:45:48:17 - 00:45:54:21
Stephanie
E. Yeah I agree, we have one life and we do our best.
00:45:54:23 - 00:45:59:19
Carola
Yes I can on this on my head. Not some time. You know I.
00:45:59:23 - 00:46:06:05
Stephanie
Have a fright. You have a o afraid? Yes. Yes. Sometime. Yes.
00:46:06:07 - 00:46:22:12
Carola
But then. Bye. I think song is namaz. Yes. Yes, sir I it's sad. That is a little bit sad, you know, is normal. Or maybe I think it is. Okay. No. Okay. Yeah. Yeah, yeah, it's very normal.
00:46:22:17 - 00:46:32:06
Stephanie
It's if we want to feel the highs, we also have to feel the low so that we know the high so that.
00:46:32:08 - 00:46:39:22
Carola
Yeah okay. Yes yes yes okay. Yes yes yes I, I, I think escort.
00:46:40:00 - 00:46:40:10
Stephanie
Yes.
00:46:40:16 - 00:46:49:05
Seth
You said you so you said you exercise regularly. What do you do for exercise. How do you keep how do you keep this body healthy.
00:46:49:07 - 00:47:01:08
Carola
In the morning, you know, when open. The eyes I move the left eye. Well, you know, something like yoga.
00:47:01:10 - 00:47:02:18
Stephanie
Yes, I love yoga.
00:47:02:18 - 00:47:18:09
Carola
Yoga lot of those. So yoga, dirty minutes. And then something like the the movements for the leg, for the. Everything. And then in the morning, I bring my juice.
00:47:18:11 - 00:47:21:08
Stephanie
Wow. Okay. Yes. What juice you drink?
00:47:21:10 - 00:47:44:21
Carola
You know, I live with this track instructor. Yeah. Okay, ma'am. Coconut. Okay. Common services, seasonal appeal, salary, salary. You know, and in the year. Oh, yes. Yes, I eat this tractor.
00:47:45:03 - 00:47:46:04
Stephanie
Okay. Real shot.
00:47:46:09 - 00:47:48:15
Carola
Yeah, a little sugar. Yeah. Yes.
00:47:48:17 - 00:47:49:20
Seth
Can make it yourself.
00:47:50:01 - 00:48:05:11
Carola
Yes. Yes, sir. Yes, I make it a little bit glass, you know. Yes, yes, I take it this one and then go to that. But 15 minute wake up.
00:48:05:13 - 00:48:31:19
Carola
And then make exercise, you know, and then face the, the the the the the the breakfast. Yes. I take the a key. You know, the key. Lynparza to make the, the the fruit with the joker on the key.
00:48:31:21 - 00:48:32:06
Stephanie
I don't know.
00:48:32:06 - 00:48:35:21
Seth
I don't like the grain.
00:48:35:23 - 00:48:39:01
Carola
Is the small one.
00:48:39:03 - 00:48:39:08
Seth
Is it?
00:48:39:08 - 00:48:42:01
Carola
A fruit is not given that.
00:48:42:04 - 00:48:42:20
Seth
Oh, nuts.
00:48:43:01 - 00:48:48:03
Carola
Yes. You. Nokia Linus. No.
00:48:48:05 - 00:48:57:14
Seth
Mummy, I'm sure we do. But I don't know what that is in English. So, like, nuts or granola.
00:48:57:16 - 00:49:04:11
Carola
I. No, no, it's a like Sammy Lee. Sammy Sammy a little it Sammy.
00:49:04:11 - 00:49:05:10
Seth
Sesame.
00:49:05:12 - 00:49:06:22
Carola
Tea kiya.
00:49:06:23 - 00:49:08:02
Stephanie
Oh yeah.
00:49:08:05 - 00:49:09:04
Seth
Chia seeds.
00:49:09:06 - 00:49:09:21
Stephanie
Okay.
00:49:09:21 - 00:49:11:21
Carola
Yeah yeah yeah.
00:49:11:22 - 00:49:18:08
Seth
Linus set some yogurt, some chia seeds, some firm. All right.
00:49:18:10 - 00:49:22:21
Carola
Then eating some carbo index carbohydrate.
00:49:22:23 - 00:49:24:00
Stephanie
That's the carbohydrate.
00:49:24:00 - 00:49:52:08
Carola
Only in the morning. Yes. Okay. In the afternoon. Not. And then I know. Okay. Only in the morning. Something like I like it. You know, I like a a joker and a banana. Manana in my country is Latino. Yes, I like yes, I, I like this one. I eating this one or maybe song you know monkey. Okay.
00:49:52:10 - 00:50:02:01
Carola
You say sugar is it to the to sugar. Yes. I like this one song a a political arithmetic.
00:50:02:01 - 00:50:05:08
Stephanie
Very game like sweet potatoes. Who looked at them.
00:50:05:13 - 00:50:33:13
Carola
Yes, yes I I, I eat late, late. I eat this one. Okay. You know some that sit under some size and then you all the time. I think today is better. Today is better, today is better. Today is boring. I, I repeat the positive. Yes, yes, yes, I answer the blind. Yes. Positive.
00:50:33:13 - 00:50:38:11
Stephanie
That's beautiful. I read recently that.
00:50:38:13 - 00:50:39:03
Carola
When.
00:50:39:06 - 00:50:52:08
Stephanie
You tell yourself something that your mind looks for proof. So if you tell yourself today is beautiful, then during the day you're going to look for beautiful things.
00:50:52:10 - 00:50:53:06
Carola
Yes.
00:50:53:08 - 00:51:00:09
Stephanie
But if you say today is hard or bad, then your mind looks for the hard in the bad.
00:51:00:15 - 00:51:01:12
Carola
Yes.
00:51:01:14 - 00:51:02:14
Stephanie
Yes, yes.
00:51:02:16 - 00:51:36:10
Carola
You need to, the mentality, you need to a purpose. Positive? Yes. All the time. Positive. You okay? If you think maybe so. Sometimes the the things is not okay because it's not for you. You know it's not for you don't think it on to to in a nice all the time in negative. No no no no no no it's not your moment.
00:51:36:12 - 00:51:47:17
Carola
Yeah. That's it is not June morning. Yes. Maybe tomorrow you try is. No. You direct direction. Yeah. You need to take another.
00:51:47:19 - 00:51:48:04
Stephanie
Another.
00:51:48:04 - 00:52:08:20
Carola
Direction. Yes yes yes a in my country or I think so when you close the the door, when they close they open they, they, they close the door. Tomorrow open the big door. You ya I don't know, you.
00:52:08:22 - 00:52:11:04
Stephanie
Oh you did well that's good.
00:52:11:06 - 00:52:17:20
Carola
Yes I think so. On this one today. Close the door. Okay. Tomorrow open a big one. Yes.
00:52:17:22 - 00:52:24:14
Seth
Well. Thank you so much. Kind of. Allow me to meet with you here in beautiful Venice.
00:52:24:15 - 00:52:25:18
Stephanie
Yeah.
00:52:25:20 - 00:52:34:03
Seth
What a what a blessing. And we're excited to share this episode with our listeners around the world. So thank you, thank.
00:52:34:03 - 00:52:35:10
Stephanie
You, thank you. Some models.
00:52:35:14 - 00:52:37:06
Seth
You're an absolute beautiful woman.
00:52:37:08 - 00:52:37:23
Stephanie
Thank you.
00:52:37:23 - 00:52:40:09
Carola
Thank you so much.
00:52:40:11 - 00:52:45:12
Stephanie
Thank you so much. We appreciate you sharing your light and your story with everyone.
00:52:45:14 - 00:52:54:23
Carola
Okay I, I, I try I you know, I mean this is not really perfect, but I try I think so I as praise I feel.
00:52:55:01 - 00:53:01:00
Stephanie
Yes. But we can feel it. Yeah. It's beautiful. Thank you. Thank you so much. Yes.
00:53:01:02 - 00:53:04:23
Seth
An end cut. It's a wrap.
00:53:05:01 - 00:53:20:02
Stephanie
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