Life in Caracas was stressful. Everybody had guns. I was robbed at gunpoint a few times. We used to carry dummy mobile phones to give to thieves in the traffic. My father and I were even ‘express-kidnapped’ by three guys once, who took us to the ATM to empty our accounts. They even took our car. When Chavez changed the constitution allowing himself to be president indefinitely, I realised that things were not going to change for a long time in Venezuela.
My wife and I first tried to apply to migrate to Canada. But after 7 years of . . .