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In 1953, her father moved their family to Puerto Ordaz, where he had a new job working at the Orinoco Mining Company. Throughout high school, Ms. Curran Croquer and her brother lived with their grandparents in the suburb of Oregon to attend Clay High School and went back to Venezuela during the summer months. She said that sometimes, her high school friends would come to visit her in her new home country. After college, Ms. Curran Croquer decided to live in Venezuela full time, obtaining a job at a local elementary school. She taught Spanish and provided swimming lessons each afternoon as a physical education instructor. As the years passed, Ms. Curran Croquer continued traveling between two countries, and eventually had four daughters. Personal reasons brought her back to America to live out the rest of her life. Still, Ms. Curran Croquer fondly remembers her adventures, and said that living in Venezuela was “fabulously free and an amazing experience.” By Zaphora Price. Full Text-> ToledoBlade
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