Linda & Rafael Garcia
How It Began...
Rafael and I met in 2000 while on a class-break at Grossmont College, San Diego. During our brief encounter, Rafael shared his passion for travel and mentioned that he would love to move to Sweden. I had grown up in Sweden and had just moved to the U.S, and found that amusing and gave Rafael my Swedish friend’s email address should he end up moving there. Rafael and I never exchanged contact information and did not see each other again until fate had our roads cross again 22 years later. This time, we met in the village of La Jolla when I was carrying a heavy book and Rafael stopped me in the middle of the cross-walk asking what book I was reading. I first responded that it was a real estate book and after a moment of interaction Rafael burst out: "I know you...but I don’t know from where” I paused for a second and then erupted: "Grossmont College!" And the rest - as they say - is history!
During our 22 years apart, Rafael’s dream of travel came true and over the span of 20 years, he studied and lived in a total of 11 countries - including six months in Sweden! After graduating university, I ended up staying in the U.S and running my own business until Covid emerged and I was forced to close the business for good. Rafael and I both knew that it was not a coincidence that we had met again and we got married on April 20, 2024. After our honeymoon, we felt we had a bigger mission in life to fulfill and after brainstorming ideas, we decided to create Project Utopia 2025 with the goal to serve humanity's best interests as a whole and build a Digital Direct Democracy Platform to aid in this objective. Besides launching this exciting project, our dream is to teach and travel and inspire the youth about the incredible future that lies ahead and urge them to join in the creation of it.
Sincerely yours,
Linda & Rafael