It was a terrible, sinking feeling to be in such a remote place, several days away from the mainland, and look out from our boat deck and see large plastic objects bobbing around: balloons, buoys, even a punctured ball. We were in the middle of nowhere, yet there was always something floating near us and microplastics in our water samples.
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Journalist with more than three years in radio, graphic media, and producing independent documentaries.
Traveling is one of my passions along with the radio, writing, and reading.
I am passionate about interviewing characters of all kinds: political, social, musical, and cultural.
I am always trying to communicate looking for the other side of the news or the story, but always with the truth.
When we ride up, the children do not see five overweight people arriving on bicycles; they see the simplicity of our mission. Their eyes light up—they are fascinated by their dreams and excited to share them.
I didn’t know any details about how many had died until days later. When I saw the names of the deceased, everything blurred for an instant. Fear filled me as I realized what I had lived through.
I’ve faced discrimination from a very young age due to how I look, and I know it will continue. But the more hours I spent on stage, the better I felt. Comedy helps me heal.
Returning to my brother, I did not hesitate. I remember not understanding what I was doing, but I felt the rumbling of the gun shot pass through me. It was as if someone else pulled the trigger.
This change gives non-binary people visibility, validates us, and shows society that we are not living in confusion. It is an identity all its own. We resist, we exist, and we are people who have family, work, and everyday life.
I decided to help that little animal in the middle of a storm, during the night, and I guided him to his freedom. The winds hit hard and the tree branches passed over my head by the dark path of the muddy river.
After deciding to perform an abortion myself with pills, I ended up in a hospital, bleeding and at the edge of death.
This is our fight, that of brave women, those of us who dare to unite to go out to the streets to fight for our rights, which we have not had until now.
Fighting to stay off the streets in Scandinavia during COVID-19