| | My name is Kamila and I grew up in Brazil, a third world country where Lego was a privilege and very hard to find. I remember being very excited to visit my grandma in one of the big cities called Curitiba, where I'd play with this set where there were long race cars and even a helicopter ! I never thought I'd remember the name or cross paths with it again. Lego was part of some my best memories, but it wasn't part of my reality up until I moved to Australia in 2015 and met my - now - wife, when I gifted her first Christmas gift - a Lego creator house set. As I thought that life and relationships should have a strong foundation, like a house, like the one we were about to move in together. Lego was a big part of our life for a long time, up until I've got very ill in my early 20s and lost all of my movement, capacities and almost died a couple of times. I was no longer able to do Lego. I was told I should be grateful to just "be alive", but I couldn't settle for a life where I couldn't even button my own shirt anymore. So I went ahead and I proved them wrong. With the support of my lovely wife, we slowly started building again, as part of my neuro rehab. I sold all of my Lego to pay for treatment, and started again, buying cheap and dirty bulks. I realised Vintage Lego was much more challenging and since then, I have learnt I will never get it 100% correct all of the time or ever learn everything there is to know about the amazing world of Lego. I can't promise I will always get it right at the first go, but I promise to always do my best to make my Lego mates happy at the end. As funny as life is, in one of my purchases I came across that Lego I used to play as a kid, it was set 6568 - Dragon Race Rally. I don't have a favourite theme, it varies. If I want a break from the world, it might be Space, if I feel like escaping, it might be cars, if I feel like creating my own reality, it might be Creator and Town, I never know. All I know is that just like life, Lego is ever-changing, and that I can always count on it to help me recover or bring a smile to my face :) | | This page has been viewed 9 times. |
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