“Postal Code in Blood” | Agustina Tocalli-Beller | TEDxSan Isidro

Migration is described here as more than leaving one place to reach another; it is also an inner journey that changes how we understand who we are and where we belong. Agustina Tocalli-Beller, a writer, researcher and speaker, has lived, studied and worked in five countries, facing farewells, new beginnings and the task of rebuilding herself across cultures. In this TEDx talk, writing is presented as a space for creation, healing and self-knowledge. The title is a metaphor for the emotional geography each person carries, where countries, languages, memories and different versions of oneself coexist.

• Migration as an inner process as well as a change of place
• Living, studying and working in five countries
• Writing as a space for creation, healing and self-knowledge

Migrar no es solo dejar un lugar para llegar a otro: también es un viaje interior que transforma nuestra manera de entender quiénes somos y dónde pertenecemos. Agustina Tocalli-Beller ha vivido, estudiado y trabajado en cinco países, atravesando despedidas, nuevos comienzos y el desafío de reconstruirse entre culturas. En ese recorrido encontró en la escritura un espacio de creación, sanación y autoconocimiento. “Código postal en sangre” es la metáfora de esa geografía emocional que llevamos dentro, donde conviven países, idiomas, recuerdos y distintas versiones de nosotros mismos. Escritora, investigadora y conferencista. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx