Podcast #11 | Paola Enriquez Ojeda | Volver A Empezar

Welcome to a new episode of Starting Over! In this installment, we're joined by Paola Enriquez Ojeda, a talented electronics engineer born in Pasto and professionally raised in Cali, Colombia, who almost 24 years ago made the courageous decision to emigrate to the Netherlands for love. Through an intimate and profound conversation, Paola recounts her transformative journey: from the initial shock of moving from large Colombian cities to a small town in the north of the Netherlands (Groningen), to her successful career working on large-scale projects for the Dutch government. However, behind the professional success and technical rigor, Paola confesses how the high demands and difficult moments led to a personal disconnection. Discover how the arrival of the pandemic and the search for inner peace reconnected her with her roots through textile art, beadwork, and working with indigenous communities in Putumayo and Nariño. Today, leading her Tesoro Atelier project, Paola fuses Dutch structure with the soul and color of southern Colombia, demonstrating that emigrating is not just about leaving a homeland behind, but about expanding and building intercultural bridges. @TezoroAtelier