Tito means uncle in Tagalog. His words, excavated through various videos and recordings, were strung together to form a semblance of the man I long to stand by. I might as well be a million miles away, sitting at my desk, overlooking Lima. He's in the house he built for us. Their generation struggled to survive, I long for self actualization.

If a person's worth is built upon their actions, then let this be my first.