Hola A

The translation used in the English part is the most natural way to convey what we are saying in the Spanish sentence. However, to reflect a more literal translation we've changed it a bit so you can now see a "single word verb" instead of a compound tense. Bear in mind though, the literal translation following "despite having always lived" would have been "a pesar de haber vivido siempre" or more accurately with "aunque" (which is what we are using and what the lesson is about) "aunque haya vivido siempre."

Saludos cordiales

Inma