Hey :)

I’m glad you found my site. Sometimes it feels like I’m shouting into the void. So, thank you.

My name is Martina, and usually, when I meet someone, I ask them the meaning of their name. To me there’s so much beauty in a name. I would ask you right now if I could.

Martina means of Mars, meaning warlike. When I was little, I found out my name was an anagram for ‘martian,’ and I guess that is how I felt growing up––alien.

I was born in Ecuador and immigrated to the US before I could master my native tongue. I like to write about my identity and the general feelings of alienation I sometimes experience. Even though it can be painful, this perspective has formed many of my strengths––a lot of the things I like about myself––and I hope to write beautifully about how I see the world.

Sending you infinite love,

Martina