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Emiliana Reinoso

Emiliana is passionate about women empowerment, education, art, environment and discovering new things. She was part of the equality groups in her school, football team and wellbeing committee of her boarding house in UWC. Her goals for the year are adapting to a different culture, learning new skills, and to practice more yoga. One of her favorite quotes is 'Many small people, in small places, doing small things can change the world' by Eduardo Galeano.

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Looking back

Emiliana Reinoso

2019-05-23

Today, this Wednesday morning, I am sitting on an old sofa writing about what I still can not decipher. The days can be very intense when you go back to what used to be my whole idea of a home. The truth is that three years living outside the country have not helped me feel...

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To look back

Emiliana Reinoso

2019-05-22

Mirar atrás Hoy, en esta madrugada de un miércoles, me encuentro sentada en un viejo sofá escribiendo sobre lo que aún no logro descifrar. Los días pueden ser muy intensos cuando vuelves a lo que antes conformaba toda mi idea de un hogar. Lo cierto es que tres años viviendo fuera del país no me...

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reconciliarse

Emiliana Reinoso

2019-05-16

Reconcilio  Rrrreconcilio con erre err-rre que suena fuerte erre, é como mi apellido Reconciliarse con uno mismo y con la gente, con mi abuela y hasta con los perros que llevan erre de riesgo. Reconciliarme con mi tierra, en las que nací y anduve de paso. A la distancia, con los amigos que se fueron,...

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Pani Puri

Emiliana Reinoso

2019-03-14

Pani Puri is one of my favorite Indian snacks. Its main components are Pani (water – sweet and salty -) and Puri (a very thin and crispy fried dough). Chickpeas, tomato, onion, parsley and crunchy are added to this. Pani Puri is an ideal snack to share with family and friends, although if you had...

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the nonsense

Emiliana Reinoso

2019-01-06

Son las 6.57 y abro la reja de mi casa, camino por el pasaje y miro la carretera. Dos motos, un paso, un bus, dos pasos atras, una moto, cinco pasos, Hace frio y un pañuelo me envuelve, como brindando algo de abrigo. En este sito nada hace sentido, uno se vuelve loco buscando el...

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Todo orden fue siempre una fantasía (English)

Emiliana Reinoso

2018-12-06

It’s been a little over three months since I’ve been in India. Writing has been difficult, perhaps because, after the daily intensity, I always end the day lying in my bed with multiple thoughts in my head. Sometimes, I would like to leave my mind blank, concentrating the universe in one colour. Purple. The first...

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Todo orden fue siempre una fantasía

Emiliana Reinoso

2018-12-04

Spanish/ English Hace un poco más de tres meses que estoy en India. Escribir ha sido difícil, quizás porque después de la intensidad cotidiana, siempre termino el día tirada en mi cama con múltiples pensamientos en mi cabeza. A veces, desearía dejar mi mente en blanco, concentrando el universo en un solo color. Púrpura. La...

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How to eat a pomegranate 1

Emiliana Reinoso

2018-09-10

Monday 10th, September and time flies- I feel like I had left home yesterday, however, the calendar says something different. (Should I believe on the calendar?) The first stop, before India, was in San Francisco. There we had something called Global Launch. It's basically a week to meet other fellows and the GYC team, introduce...

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Naranja

Emiliana Reinoso

2018-08-23

HOLA AMIGOSSS Today is a Wednesday night in Chile. I came back from Singapore something like 2 months ago, and after some traveling around, I could open the window and observe the old port of Valparaíso. It's a city full of colors, life, tragedy, and comedy. Life is intense here. Valparaiso is a city composed...

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