My mother's elder sister moved to Venezuela in the late 1950s. She got married in Caracas and settled there with her husband and two sons. After my younger cousin died in a car accident, my mother and her sister strengthened their bond and never let distance deter them from staying in touch. 
Dada mkubwa wa mama yangu alihamia Venezuela miaka ya 1950. aliolewa huko Caracas na aliishi huko na mumewe pamoja na watot wao wawili wa kiume. mara baada ya binamu wangu mdogo kufariki katika ajali ya gari, mama yangu na dada yake waliimarisha ukaribu wao, na kamwe hawakuruhusu umbali uwatenganishe.