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I won a local art competition aged 10 – the first time I’d won anything.
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My best mate had a healthy baby girl about 45 minutes ago and named her after me. My heart is bursting.
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Walking in the rainforest with my mother, back in Nicaragua. She loved it, and inspired me to devote much of my life to protecting the environment.
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In a pool this summer with the children.
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That’s not my business.
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