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Background

Lewis has been an employee at El Conquistador resort in Fajardo, Puerto Rico for over 30 years. One of his main tasks is feeding the aging parrots at the resort. This is his story:

Daily Life

Lewis loves talking about his birds. He feels that, although he doesn’t personally own the parrots, he has a personal responsibility for their well being. He has been feeding and cleaning their cages for years and knows each of their unique personalities.

Snowflake is the oldest bird in his care, and is now over 100 years old. The bird has been in the same resort for over 30 years and often gets repeat guests that come back to say hi, thinking the bird was long gone from their childhood. Birds live exceptionally long lives, but Snowflake is special and outlived other parrots who have even been born in the resort and passed away.

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His Perspective

Lewis is happy to live in a beautiful area and experience the simple things in life. He hasn’t seen much change in his life, despite major hurricanes changing the landscape and the tourism industry, he feels blessed to have been able to have such consistent work, doing something he now loves.

He is always open to talk to the resort’s clientele, especially the children, who love to see and learn about his birds, as well as hear them talk!

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