Laura Diepstraten ??‍?


?? These last two weeks we have met Laura Diepstraten, a 15-year-old blind girl from Almería who is blind from birth. Thanks to the summer camps organized by ONCE in Pontevedra, we have been able to enjoy their concerts and various activities in the city.
She has participated in contests such as La Voz Kids, Got Talent (where she obtained a gold pass) and Eurovision, being the winner with a song composed by herself.
In her composition, Laura explains her way of seeing being blind. “I have to play to be able to imagine what is observed,” says the lyrics. “Few people can see like this, you have to imagine to be able to look, with another vision, that it is absent. You have to dream, fly, imagine to be able to observe what others can see just by looking”, he sings at another time.
In general, all the children in the camps in which we have worked have a great talent for music! ????

?? Estás dos ultimas semanas hemos conocido a Laura Diepstraten, una chica ciega de 15 años procedente de Almería que es ciega de nacimiento. Gracias a los campamentos de verano que hace la ONCE en Pontevedra hemos podido disfrutar de sus conciertos y diversas actividades en la ciudad.
Ha participado en concursos tales como La Voz Kids, Got Talent (donde obtuvo un pase de oro) y Eurovision siendo ganadora con una cancion compuesta por ella misma.
En su composición, Laura explica su forma de mirar siendo ciega. “Tengo que tocar para poder imaginar lo que se observa”, dice la letra. “Pocas personas pueden ver así, hay que imaginar para poder mirar, con otra visión, que está ausente. Hay que soñar, volar, imaginar para poder observar lo que otros pueden ver con solo mirar”, canta en otro momento.
En general todos los niños de los campamentos en los que hemos trabajado tienen un gran talento para la música! ????

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