In 2019 I got married, I quit my job, a job that I loved so much, and I moved from Chile to Germany. I’ve never been in Germany before and I didn’t speak German at all.

We had a plan, my husband would study for a master’s degree, so we were supposed to stay in Germany for just 1 to 2 years.

But the plan changed. I found a new job in Germany and then surprise…I was pregnant.

My baby was born during the pandemic times. We were alone and far away from home. But nothing of that stopped us from being in Hamburg. Because, we knew that in Germany we would have the only chance to be the parents that we wanted to be, with no help, just the 2 of us.

The time passed by, and as I went back to work I realized how all my old colleagues and friends had grown up in their professional careers, and that made me feel sad because as most moms know, it is really difficult to come back to your professional career when you are a mom.

But I kept working because I knew that one day it would change. Because I knew that I had the courage enough to leave everything behind and find a job in a new country that I’d never lived before, I knew that I was strong enough to give birth in a country where I didn’t speak any word, and I knew that I was big enough because even I knew that my professional career would stop for a while, I chose to be the mom that I wanted to be.

So, I discovered something new, a new hobby. I was fascinated by it. Because it made me feel at home. It connected me with my roots. It reminded me what I loved. It made me feel alive. It connected me to arts, to colors, to music, to life, to my origin.

It was the only moment in my day where I was connected to myself.

So I keep doing it, and I keep sharing it, because that’s what I love the most about Mármol.
Ari.