In December 2021, a young woman born and raised in the Colombo favela arrived in Bogotá, Colombia. With a stamped passport, trembling hands, and a mix of fear and joy, she took her first steps into the unknown—embracing change and learning beyond familiar borders, and realizing her first study exchange, a dream that until recently had seemed far out of reach.
For about two months, this would be my home—a place once marked by violence, bloodshed, and insecurity, in what is still considered one of the most unequal countries in the world.
