Caracas is not only thought about by those who walk its streets daily, participate in its activities, or simply contemplate it from their windows. Those who have chosen to reside in distant latitudes or opposite time zones also keep it in mind, and in some way, it has become part of their new daily routines.
Perhaps most remember Caracas with nostalgia: its places, its music, its flavors, its aromas, and, of course, its people—those to whom they wish to return at some point, even though time inexorably changes everything. However, distance also allows them to understand, value, and even reflect on the aspects of the city they like or dislike, as if getting up from the couch and taking the psychologist's seat allowed them to have an epiphany—a revelation about Caracas they could not have achieved had they remained within it.
