Okay an overdue update since I'm now back from traveling, there are really good news and also pretty shitty ones.

Good news right away is that my friend Lu already has her passport issued, thankfully she had a contact to expedite the process and solve what had to be solved as well as cut down the time by a bit, she has her passport ready, all this thanks to the paypal donations which were pivotal and an incredible help, so thank you guys, without your help it wouldn't have been possible and this was the hardest obstacle to surpass, it's done and that challenge was successful.

Bad news is that I have failed to find a way to make a proper campaign as I have no bank account that can be used for such a thing, I can't use mine for safety reasons and all my trusted friends and family who I thought would be able to lend their account either couldn't due to gofundme's policies, or due to it being risky to their families still inside Venezuela. It's been so many weeks at this point that I have even gone distant from discord and the forums since I have been stressing about it a lot and I'm at a loss. I don't know what I could do with it and it sucks, but it is the reality. The good part as I said is that thanks to the donations sent to paypal the passport issuing is done so that's a huge hurdle that we got over.

Another piece of good news however is that Lu is staying over here and we just spent a week at the beach basically to help get her mind off things as well as wait for the heat to die off and things to cool down, she's still in my city but is now staying with another friend after being here with me and my family for some weeks, but she's away from her city where all the stuff happened so I'm calm about it.

Best case scenario news: I have a programmed trip abroad to visit some European countries (overcoming the travel limitations imposed by something I'll explain in the political update) and this would coincide with the time she's planning on going. So I would be able to basically get her outside the country since she's never travelled internationally, this would be ideal ngl, and my fingers are crossed this all goes through well. I'll spend a couple months traveling around Europe and also get the chance to make sure she's settled and fine with her connections over there so that she doesn't end up homeless or something.

Political update:

Biggest thing that has happened is that Edmundo González fled the country, the president elect not supported by the government and the CNE (the National Electoral Council) is no longer in Venezuelan soil, and there have been travel limitations imposed due to this since there have been international relations broken by this fact, this is super shitty because it closes even more doors to get out, but there's always a workaround even if it costs a bit more. Edmundo's departure is a huge blow to everyone's morale since this implies that he's exiled and it is harder to impose actions and call for the defense of the constitution when you yourself are abroad. Allegedly today, sept 16, is an important day according to international mercenary Erik Prince, although we are all waiting 4 more hours at the time I'm posting this since the dude even made a countdown website at https://yacasivenezuela.com

Other than that, I really think that my brother and I were right on the political side that María Corina is just another soldout as well as puppet Edmundo González, do I believe he legit won the elections? absolutely, 100% he had all the votes, but in a country with no democracy and no respect for the electoral process that does not matter. What mattered was HOW the opposition was going to impose the popular will, which they so far haven't and are clinging onto international representatives and bureaucratic idiocy to try to topple a dictatorship, which is laughably innocent at best and complicit and corrupt at worst.

Let's wait these 4 hours to see what the hell goes on with the website I guess.

Me personally I am fine, I am working on my goals, my fashion brand is about to launch since I finally was able to learn patternmaking to be able to really design the fit and the sizing perfectly, and it is a matter of a few weeks since I have nothing else to test and experiment with so far so I'm extremely hyped about that. I am going to make it inside Venezuela which is pretty risky if the government takes offense, but I have a solid contingency plan to assure my freedom and safety abroad in case this happens, and I have the full support of my network around me so I am sure this would be a certainty, so I don't consider myself at risk at the moment, and I'm careful enough with my planning to assure I won't be.

other than that, all is good my friends.

Things have cooled off politically quite significantly and the government has won so far.

I recommend you guys watch two movies if you'd like to understand a bit of the Venezuelan situation, these are:

Simón (2023) for the middle income family and the protests, this is on Netflix and is the more Hollywoodesque type of film you'd watch with popcorn

Once Upon a Time in Venezuela (2020) this is the most insanely beautiful film about Venezuela I've ever seen. I highly recommend it, it is not the easiest watch as it is a slow paced documentary but the visuals are stunning and the storytelling is raw and stern, this is the true recommendation if you want to see the reality of what goes on here on the lowest classes.

Thank you guys for reading and being so eager to help me out and reach out to ask if I'm okay. It means the world to me, I am always moved by this, and I always have the need to mention it because I am incredibly grateful for every single one of you out there reading this and caring about this crazy shitposter. Thank you.


UPDATE ON ERIK PRINCE'S WEBSITE:

bro this is the scummiest shit I've ever seen, they're asking for money to pool up enough to do a political intervention. This is like a south park episode. Impressed by the finesse but deeply saddened my people are so stupid.