![]() ![]() ![]() He highly recommends the book “to anyone who wants to understand how tenacious human beings can be. The result, says Jesús, is a riveting story of perseverance and the will to live. Author Jonathan Franklin interviewed Alvarenga and collaborated with him on the manuscript. Jesús is inspired by the fact that Alvarenga survived and that he lived to tell the tale, that his story could be told. ![]() “There wasn’t necessarily any hope, but he just kept doing what he had to do to get to the next moment and the next moment after that for months on end by himself out in the middle of the ocean.” Eight tight ends were drafted on Day 2, including five in the second round. “His story shows you how inspiring human beings can be,” Jesús says. ![]() A vicious storm killed his engine and the current dragged. His story makes you realize that anything you go through in life doesn’t begin to compare to Alvarenga’s experience. On 17th November, 2012, Salvador Alvarenga left the coast of Mexico for a two-day fishing trip. Alvarenga had no help and had to depend solely on his wits and his instinct for survival. Jesús Bendezú, project architect at Caddis Collaborative, says 438 Days is his current favorite book because “it is unbelievable what humans can make it through.” This “tale of survival in the worst possible conditions,” says Jesús. Jonathan Franklin’s book, 438 Days: An Extraordinary True Story of Survival at Sea, tells Alvarenga’s amazing story of unparalleled resilience. Though his crewmate died, Alvarenga survived until he washed ashore fourteen months later. In 2012, Salvador Alvarenga, a fishing boat captain, and his crewmate were lost at sea. ![]()
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