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 […]
Life is good
Dear over-thinkers: Today was one of those days where Paris is just this dream city. In the sense that there are people and moments that intertwine and make it even more magical to live here. Somehow this afternoon, I was feeling nostalgic and I decided to go out in the aim of finding some melancholic […]
A letter to my nineteen year old self
Dear D, Exactly 8 years ago you were turning 19. It was the first birthday that you experienced in France, abroad and alone. Well, not quite alone because your amazing friends had already planned a surprise birthday party for you. How lucky were you to have people that loved you so much after knowing you […]