Journal Peru
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(JP-wb) -- The mother of 21-year-old Daniel Perez Cueva, a Peruvian student killed in yesterday's shooting massacre at Virginia Tech, was an outstanding sportsman who excelled in swimming, his mother Betty Cueva said. He was a member of Peru's National Swimming Federation.
"This is very difficult for me, something I cannot apprehend", a weeping Mrs. Cueva said. "I want to think that he is alive. Together my son an I went through good and bad times in this country; my children are everything to me", she said.
She detailed that her son went to high school at the Colegio Marista Champagnat in Surco, a district of Peru's capital. He was very amicable, he liked to sing and to dance, but he still found the time to study and work hard, she described.
Before transferring to Virginia Tech a year ago he studied at the University of Miami. "His goal was to finish his education at Virginia Tech because the university is very prestigious within the United States. My son drew up an objective and he did everything possible to reach it", she said in an interview with Peruvian radio station RPP Noticias.
She added that two months ago Daniel had received an invitation for a job interview from an organization in Washington D.C who were obviously impressed about his very good qualifications.
"This is very difficult for me, something I cannot apprehend", a weeping Mrs. Cueva said. "I want to think that he is alive. Together my son an I went through good and bad times in this country; my children are everything to me", she said.
She detailed that her son went to high school at the Colegio Marista Champagnat in Surco, a district of Peru's capital. He was very amicable, he liked to sing and to dance, but he still found the time to study and work hard, she described.
Before transferring to Virginia Tech a year ago he studied at the University of Miami. "His goal was to finish his education at Virginia Tech because the university is very prestigious within the United States. My son drew up an objective and he did everything possible to reach it", she said in an interview with Peruvian radio station RPP Noticias.
She added that two months ago Daniel had received an invitation for a job interview from an organization in Washington D.C who were obviously impressed about his very good qualifications.
