What does exile mean for you
For me exile means an abstract situation and
is like an opposite state of consciousness
A very absurd feeling without space and time
Also the return from exile back to Chile was
a very difficult situation as the social codes
among teenagers are very different

What about the collar
Its from my grandma who was a real beauty
We had a lot of fun together and always had
a connection that never was tied to a place
She cared for me and always loved me for
who I was without judging me

Your past
I had to discover my past by embracing and
comforting my childhood and not keeping
the feelings of my forced migration inside
This was a process of self-healing and as part
of this process I wrote a book to give a voice
to the Chilean girl in exile that is a part of me

Your science
Social research and cultural studies
Gender sociology and sociology of health
and education I taught and researched about
specific social phenomena within a certain
group of society to understand peoples
actions and the intentions of their social
behavior towards each others

Yourself
I experienced extreme situations in my life
It takes a lot of courage to be yourself
The decision to start looking for yourself is
also a testing of boundaries and at the same
time somehow an escape from yourself until
you finally get back to yourself