My personality changed to become very quiet as I tried to make sense of this new world. I learned a new truth: the need to adapt. I stopped playing soccer every day and had to do what city kids do: parties, video games, fast food, movies, etc. I started playing video games and listening to music. Music culture has influenced me in many ways. For example, being a heavy metal fan, I had long hair and dressed mostly in black. I wanted to be like most of the musicians and artists I admired. Later, music became a great means of self-expression, especially after my conversion, when I integrated it as part of my spirituality. Television has also been very influential. My favorite shows were those about superheroes, which developed the importance of justice and the fight against “bad guys”; and cartoons like Tom&Jerry, which made sarcasm part of my identity, always playing tricks on others or making them