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Dr Mariel Ruiz, Postdoctoral Researcher with the GEMAT Group

7 questions for 9 May 2024

What do you like most about your job?

I like continuing to learn new things every day and having the opportunity to contribute to the world with a spirit of being able to help others.

What would you like to spend more time doing?

I would like to do more cultural activities: painting classes, ceramics workshops, learning to make stained glass, and so on. And doing more sports along with writing, composing, singing, and dancing.

What do you feel proudest of?

I feel proudest of who I am, my family, and colleagues and friends who are sharing this path with me.

What value do you appreciate most in people?

I would say three: respect, love, and justice.

Where’s a place you’d like to visit?

I like going to the beach and sunbathing. Looking at the horizon, enjoying the wind, watching the sea and the sky, and listening to the waves on the sea.

What’s a dream you’d like to pursue?

In one way or another, I would like to help the community and leave a legacy of collective awareness and care so we look after one another and respect all species on planet Earth.

What do you have left to learn?

Life is full of new adventures every day and there are challenges with every blink of the eye. I think the wonderful thing about life is that learning is intrinsic to waking up every morning, to the simple fact of being alive