Teo was born in Barcelona Spain and attended an international American school in the city until the age of ten. He was taught English, as well as Spanish and German and Catalan at a young age. He was exposed to many different cultures during his time at the international school and learned with many people who were immigrants to Spain. He lived at an old family home just outside of the City on the coast with his family and grandparents. When he was ten he moved to England for his dad’s work, leaving behind his life in Spain to experience an entirely different world. While Teo had had experience with travel around Europe before, he had never moved to an entirely new country. In England, he attended another international school where he was not viewed as an outsider, simply a member of the greater community. Being at an international school meant that Teo was again exposed to many different cultures in a condensed area. Quite the melting pot!
When Teo turned eleven his dad was given the opportunity from an old college friend to move to the United States and work there. His dad had met the friend when he attended Standford University in the United States. Once again Teo moved to an un-familiar place and was forced to remake friends and get to know a new culture. He began 6th grade the first year he moved to the US. at Cary Academy. However, he had to start a little later into the school year because of the visa issues he had to work through to legally attend an American school. Cary Academy was another new experience for Teo, and later his brother as it lacks the amount of diversity his previous schools have and has a much narrower student body. Family has always played a big role in Teo’s life. Being the most constant community, he has had, his brother, mother and father have always stayed with him throughout the various places he has lived. I chose this photo of Teo and his family because I wanted a photo that showed them all together, throughout the various places the Feliu’s lived they always had each other and that was something I really wanted to capture.
