I have always been scared of death. Like, always. When I was a child, I would think about the different ways I could die. Please, do not misunderstand me, I never thought in any way to commit suicide, I just thought about the things that could happen to me or the disease I could get […]
The Greek hope
This very moment I am sitting outside a café in Paris. The moment is super cliché: me wearing a white dress, my coffee, a cigarette and my laptop. Yesterday, I was at this very same café, at this very same terrace, with a glass of rosé waiting for him to come. You may wonder who […]
A happier Father’s Day
The 12th of June of 2019, four days before Father’s Day, the Constitutional Court of Ecuador approved equal marriage! Yes, my country was moving one step forward in matters of human rights. I could not believe my eyes when I opened Facebook and saw dozens of posts from the media and my friends sharing the […]
A not so happy Mother’s Day
I have been avoiding to write this article because I knew it was going to be painful. On May 12th 2019, it was Mother’s Day in Ecuador. On May 12th 2019, I was in Lima visiting my sister and her family. On May 12th 2019, my grandma, the woman that raised me when I was […]
Giving myself another chance
Tonight I heard my neighbors fighting. It is not the first time I hear them yelling and swearing at each other. Even though, most of the times I hear them having sex. I guess half of the people living in Paris have been through this issue of non sound proof walls and ceilings. But just […]