Category: Life & Reflections
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In recent days, new government policies have paused asylum decisions, leaving many people waiting without timelines, explanations, or clarity. Much of the conversation around these policies focuses on numbers, backlogs, or politics. Far less is said about what this waiting actually does to the people living inside it. Waiting for an asylum decision is not…
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A feasible path forward and the role each of us must play, inside and outside the country Why to write about “the day after” For a long time, I avoided writing about Venezuela’s reconstruction. Not because I lacked hope, but because the level of destruction was so deep that any reflection felt incomplete, even naïve.…
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People often imagine migration as a fresh start, a courageous leap into a better life. For those who choose to move, perhaps that is true. But for millions of Venezuelans—including me—migration was not a choice. It was a matter of survival. And surviving an experience you did not choose transforms you in ways that remain…
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