“I’d play my ukulele, danced and started making beautiful pieces of macramé. […] And in that time, I started being with myself, alone, in Pereira. Trying to talk to myself and understand myself. And this was what helped me the most.”
“I dedicated more time to being with my close friends through video games. ‘Come, let’s play something and while we´re at it let’s talk about life and vent.’ This helped me a lot.”
“Now I´m here, in Bogotá, and I feel nostalgic when remembering that time in which I was alone with my dancing in Bucaramanga and decided to push myself to the max. But I look at where I am and I´m flooded with a gratifying feeling of knowing that, even though I’ve left a lot of things behind, I’m still working with discipline and love on what I love most.”
“I spent the first 3 or 4 months pondering, analysing my actions and feelings. I love to think, I enjoy the hundreds of conclusions I can get from my thoughts. This situation taught me how to look deeper into what I’m feeling. I´ve become more observant.”
“The pandemic struck me hard. I distanced myself from everything, including myself. The only thing that helped me overcome the beginning was painting and my dog Milo.”
“When the pandemic started, I was obliged to find a space where I wanted to be inside my home, to resignify what meant staying here, to avoid evading my presence here. I found my place in the grass, in the sunsets, in the wind, in delicious food and the dogs that kept me company.”
“So I changed everything. In this process, I changed my dreams, my plans and my goals. I rethought and questioned everything about myself and what I really wanted.”