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Conversation Without Fear

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Conversation Without Fear

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Incomprehensible Chile, I still love you
travel

Incomprehensible Chile, I still love you

By Catherine Posted on Friday 29 November 2019 Location: Chile 3 min read
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‘a study of a courageous young woman’
reflection

‘a study of a courageous young woman’

By Catherine Oughtibridge Posted on Monday 9 July 2018Friday 26 April 2019 2 min read
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The words I do not say (and pink birthday roses)
reflection

The words I do not say (and pink birthday roses)

By Catherine Oughtibridge Posted on Wednesday 3 January 2018Saturday 27 April 2019 Location: England 3 min read
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My mum was getting irritated with how little writing I've shared recently, so I wrote a blog post. It's about trauma and it's about Chile. I wouldn't call it articulate or structured, but it is some thoughts and feelings, and a very personal perspective on the situation. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Link in bio.
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#chile #ptsd #dignity

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My mum was getting irritated...

El Faro y el Cruz del Tercer Milenio.

Another little painting done on the beach here in La Serena. Things remain unpredictable in Chile. I'm frequently frustrated by supermarkets being closed just at the hour I get to the door and how plans are always uncertain, even up to the last minute.

Eventually though the abnormal becomes normal. 
#momentsketchers #watercolour #aquarella #sketchbook #Chile

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El Faro y el Cruz...

Unwanted emotions. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
My sister said, "Celebrate that you're not numb. Being numb is much worse."
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And I said, "And I'm never short of something to write about."
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And we laughed at how grown up we've become.

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Unwanted emotions. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ My sister...

The shoes I didn't wear because the party where I was going to wear them was cancelled due to the State of Emergency. 
#momentsketchers #sketchbook #Chile

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The shoes I didn't wear...

Sometimes it's chaos. Sometimes it's peace.
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But today I have ingredients to bake cake.
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#laserena #chile

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Sometimes it's chaos. Sometimes it's...

I'm living under curfew, with the military hanging around on street corners and daily protests which fill the roads to the sound of clattering pans and shouts of rude things at the police, but in general pleading for a little more equality in this divided country.
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It's definitely an educational experience. I'm having to learn about the inequality that exists now whilst immersing myself in the history that got the country into this mess. I want to understand the journey that my neighbours have gone through that has led to them carrying their pots and pans to the streets.
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I want to know what it's safe to do and where my boundaries should lie. I wish I was a little more street smart and could read the Spanish newspapers without refering to a dictionary every other sentence. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
I've written more on the blog as usual.
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#chile #protests #laserena

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I'm living under curfew, with...

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