Milestones in my life, by Alfredo Behrens
leer en españoller em portuguêsI don't remember when I reached the handles hanging from the roofs of the C.U.T.C.C.S.A. (Compañía uruguaya de transportes colectivos, S.A) buses in Montevideo. They were the old English buses, with the steering wheel on the right and placards telling you not to spit on the bus. But the important thing was that I was ashamed not to reach the handholds. Until one day, on my tiptoes, I managed to touch them. I don't remember the day, but I remember my satisfaction.And so, life went on, accumulating these achievements, which at the time seemed supreme. Like the first kiss in my adolescence. Walking at her side in a park I was torn between the attraction of her kiss and the fear of her rejection. There were other firsts in that branch, but none like that one.Late...










