“I became involved in a political party at a very early age. At 18 I was already running my first campaign, and a few years later I was the youngest elected senator in the history of my...Read more →
“When my parents came here, their life was hard. They were working 150% to pay off a house in Portugal that they bought for their retirement. And so I don’t have so many memories of...Read more →
“I was a bit of a hippy, I wanted to discover the world and I had a lot of hope in this way of life, based on tolerance, freedom and all that. So I left university in Mexico, and with...Read more →
“I woke up every morning with a knot in my stomach. I was so scared that I was physically sick. I would either throw up straight away and stay locked up at home, or I would carry this...Read more →
“I was practically born with a hat on my head. I opened my first hat store 30 years ago, and it’s going to keep me busy for the rest of my life. It’s a passion that has taken...Read more →
“I grew up in the Philippines, in a very close family of 10 children. We grew up under the Marcos dictature. The economy was very bad. There wasn’t much to eat and the only rice we could...Read more →
“I admit, I’m pretty much an individualist. I’m a freedom lover, I love to be on my own, to do things the way I want. I was a difficult child, not listening to my parents, to my teachers,...Read more →
“I am a daughter, granddaughter and great-granddaughter of alcoholics. We all have our own lineage (laughs)! I had a Cosette-like childhood. At home there was violence almost every day. So...Read more →
“I arrived in Geneva from Portugal when I was 26 years old. It was very, very difficult at first. I struggled a lot. I applied for jobs with my social worker diploma, but as I had no...Read more →
“I started very early to take hashish, ecstasy, and then cocaine. I was also selling it and making a lot of money. I could pay for all the restaurants and evenings out. I was out partying...Read more →
“My father was a bit of a mythical figure. He was an archaeologist and he used to come back from his travels with pictures of his excavations and objects of incredible beauty. He had a...Read more →
“Job-wise, I’m completely lost right now, not knowing what I really want. I regret having started studying without asking myself the right questions. What are my values? How do I want...Read more →
“I’m a biologist specialized in T-cells. When I first took an immunology course, I absolutely fell in love. It takes me to a higher place of joy. I’m fascinated by its simplicity and its...Read more →
“My father was a soldier in Ethiopia during the war. He was Italian and Mussolini wanted to conquer the country so he had to go, otherwise Mussolini shoots you down eh! And that’s...Read more →
[Part 2/2] “They got divorced when I was really young and my dad never paid for child support. We had very little money, my mom worked two jobs and did everything she could to make sure we...Read more →
[Partie 1/2] “My father was just not a good person. My mom never talks about it. The only thing she’s ever told me is that he raped her before they were married and then threatened...Read more →
“There was this person I’d been friends with for 10 years, we used to go out for drinks, mostly for work. Then one day I go up to him and ask him : “Would you mind being my best...Read more →
“I was born in Qamichli, in Syrian Kurdistan. Before war it was nice. But after, it was really difficult. When I was 14 years old I left home and joined the army for 4 years. I joined the...Read more →
“I always say I have two loves in my life : books and the city of Tangiers. Reading is like a drug for me, I can’t live without it. I grew up with books in the 70s in Tetouan,...Read more →
“My dad was riding himself. He drove every week end for practising or to races and he just took me all the time. When I was 3 he put me on a little dirt bike, and I never stopped riding since. My...Read more →
“When we are upside down, we see the world from a different perspective. We feel all this power, we feel like we are flying at some moments. But in extreme sports, the most important thing...Read more →
