A young Cuban woman in the United States has just graduated from her Florida high school proudly wearing a sash with the Cuban flag, thus paying tribute to her roots.
This moment, which quickly went viral on TikTok, was spread by its protagonist @imkarlarei1, who has earned the approval of the platform’s Cuban community, moving many people on the island with his gesture.
Among the reactions to the video, we find messages such as:
“My eyes watered just seeing his dream come true and carrying our flag”“You feel so much pride in Cuba even though you are outside of it, congratulations beautiful”, “I am not one to write comments but you deserve it. How proud it gave me to see you carry that flag even though you emigrated to this great country always proud of show Cuba success. You deserve it”, “Congratulations, show the world that you carry the flag of your land, and that it was the land of freedom that supported you to reach the goal”, Good luck. “With tear-filled eyes I just told my 11-year-old son to always keep in mind where he is from, his roots, and to be very proud to be from our beautiful island.”“How proud to achieve your goals and with your head held high showing our flag, above all, my respects”, “I was moved to tears to see how proudly you wore the flag. Congratulations on your graduation. May all your dreams come true make it happen.”
