Help me to keep working

Hi, I’m Gustavo Vargas, a freelance Peruvian comic artist based in Edinburgh, UK.

On Monday (19th of December) my wife and I, in exciting spirits, embarked on the ferry from Newcastle to Germany to spend Christmas with her family. During the train ride from Amsterdam to Germany, one of our rucksacks was stolen. Inside the rucksack were all my digital tools and devices for work.

We are both freelancers/self-employed and rely on our laptops to make a living. With the steep rise in cost-of-living, we live month to month. It was for this reason that we had our laptops (and my digital drawing tablet) with us, as we were planning on working through the holidays.

The contents of the stolen rucksack were:

Obviously, the robbers tried to hack into our email, Google and other accounts from our devices. We think we were able to stop their attempts (fingers crossed).

To get back to work as quickly as possible, I’m asking for your help: The cost of replacing our working tools is around £ 2,400. We know this time of year is tight for most people, and as freelancers, the same is true for us.

We’re simply unable to replace our stolen items with our current bank balances. We’re in a tight spot moneywise, and without our tools, limited in means to earn the funds necessary to cover the cost of the items.

Any support you could provide would be a tremendous act of generosity and greatly appreciated.

Thank you for your consideration. Feliz navidad. Frohe Weihnachten. Happy holidays.

Gustavo & Tine