“Euskadi is a wonderful place, it has become my home”
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How would you define your work?
Rewarding would be the word. I've had different kinds of jobs over the last 20 years, mainly because I've moved 18 times, before my husband retired from professional basketball, but I think I found my way into communication about 5 years ago.
I've always been involved in television, which I still am, but now social media has been my own showcase. I have found in creating travel content, especially family travel content, the perfect way to balance my personal life with my work life by doing something that people can use and that we as a family can enjoy learning about everything we know.
What do you love most about working for/with people?
I am a 'people' person as they say, I am passionate about seeing how people live their lives, their culture and traditions. I have been lucky enough to live in many different cities and each one has its own code.
If you take the time to talk to people, especially listen to them, you learn a lot. I tell my kids, "always give them a smile, they will surely give you a smile back". That's why I think my community on Instagram is a community of giving and receiving: advice, travel information, ideas for things to do with the kids.... People write to me and I help them plan their visit depending on their interests, the weather, the time of year, etc.
You have a lot of world travel behind you, which one has surprised you the most?
My trips have never been to exotic places like those you see in travel guides, I prefer to travel to places or to have experiences of places close to home. The difference with the 'travellers' is that I have lived in different cities, I haven't just been on a trip, so the dynamic is different. Many people believe that to have memorable experiences you have to go to the other side of the world.
During the pandemic, especially when we could only move around without leaving Gipuzkoa, I remember that we were caught in the school holidays and we had to make plans. So we decided to visit different villages in the region and get to know the culture more deeply, and it was a great idea: wonderful people, breathtaking landscapes and always accompanied by the local gastronomy, which is undoubtedly one of the best in the world.
Which places in the Basque Country would you choose?
It's very difficult, because it's a community that has mountains, beaches, big cities and small towns with a unique charm. But since I live in Gipuzkoa and I am known as the "Argentinian ambassador of the province to the world", I would choose these three things that I love: a hidden cove that emerges at low tide, behind the hidden loading dock in Zarautz, where you can swim in the crystal clear water and even see some fish; a boat trip from Hondarribia to Zumaia where you can see dolphins, with a dip included; and Monte Igeldo, a hidden place between San Sebastian and Orio, where I go to watch the sunset and drink mate with my husband.
You have just signed up with Latin American TV channel Canal 26, based in Buenos Aires. Tell us more specifically what it's about.
I had been collaborating with them for some time on a programme, in a section in which different Argentinians around the world talk about their migration process and the curiosities of the cities where they live. As a result, my content began to be liked, and people from all over the world wrote to me, amazed by the beautiful images of Gipuzkoa in particular and Euskadi in general that I showed.
Until I received the proposal to become a correspondent for the Basque-French Country for the channel's different programmes. It is a great privilege and responsibility, the audience is worldwide. I am passionate about living here and above all about being able to show the world Basque culture, which has such a long history and is so close to that of Argentina.
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