Alvaro (44) was born in Colombia and adopted by a Belgian couple. He grew up as their only child.
He has no memories of his early childhood years and isn’t particularly interested in his native country. For him, the Belgian coast is home.

After completing his secondary education, he spent a few years working in seasonal beach restaurants.
The assembly of the wooden buildings gave him a sense of holiday spirit: the girls, the sunbathing, and the evenings when he worked in the kitchen. During the dismantling of the buildings in the autumn winds, he would look forward to the months of downtime, which usually involved hanging out at the gym, long visits with his family, and sometimes taking a short vacation to a warmer climate.

Now, almost 25 years later, he runs a company that sells and installs catering equipment.