Ingrid Betancourt Quotes

Living in a jungle is not something easy; it's not something that you just adapt yourself to. And I think that in my case, I didn't want to adapt.

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• Living in a jungle is not something easy; it's not something that you just adapt yourself to. And I think that in my case, I didn't want to adapt.

  

  Ingrid Betancourt
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  • Yourself
  • Easy