
MY NAME IS YAN GOMES DA SILVA, I'M 12 YEARS OLD, WEIGHT 22 KILOS AND I'M IN LOVE WITH KITESURFING. I LIVE IN A FISHERMAN'S VILLAGE CALLED ARPOADOR, IN THE STATE OF MARANHÃO, BRAZIL. A YEAR AGO FOR THE FIRST TIME I SAW A KITESURFING KITE ON THE BEACH AND SINCE THEN I DREAM OF LEARNING TO SAIL, OWNING MY OWN EQUIPMENT AND BECOMING A KITE INSTRUCTOR TO HELP OTHER CHILDREN LIKE ME TO LEARN THE SPORT. I AM THE YOUNGEST CHILD OF 5 BROTHERS. MY FATHER IS A FISHERMAN AND MY MOTHER WORKS IN A SMALL HOTEL HERE IN ARPOADOR. I WOULD LIKE TO ASK FOR YOUR HELP TO START MY JOURNEY IN THIS SPORT THAT WILL CERTAINLY CHANGE MY LIFE. THANK YOU SO MUCH.