Leslie is the one who stayed. Her brother is in Australia, her parents and sister are in the United States, and she is here, holding down her life and her career while the people she loves most are scattered across the world. For five years, Christmas looked like a FaceTime screen and a heart full of longing.
Then her brother made a move. He surprised the whole family with tickets to Australia, and asked Leslie and her husband to cover one leg of the journey: flights from Santiago to Miami. That is where the Dreamweaver program came in.
"For 5 years we've just been celebrating through FaceTime. Now we're going to be able to do it together."
What makes this reunion more than just a holiday trip is the date they will finally share in person, a day that has held deep meaning for this family for as long as Leslie can remember. For half a decade, they marked it apart. This year, they will mark it together, in the same room, at the same table, with no screens between them.
For Leslie, being part of One Park Financial has meant feeling seen and valued in a place that took her seriously from the start. That sense of belonging, she says, is something she does not take for granted, especially when you are the one far from home.
