Joshua & Marie his partner from Haití ( today She lives in New York City). "We communicate by Facebook, e-mails and WhatsApp. I put different love song as ringtone for when she calls me" Joshua works in a restaurant as a welcomer. The have been together for 10 years now and 6 months to the distance. Santiago, Chile. July 2016
Claudia (34) and Francisco, her husband in Dominican Republic. Claudia has been Living in Chile for 3 months now. "Has been hard, we communicate by cellphone everyday. We have problems because of the distance, I miss him and my kids, besides when I arrived in Chile, at the fifteen days someone broke into my room and stole all my things" Santiago, Chile. November 2015.
Odalís & Dionisio, Her partner from Dominican Republic.
"We have been together for 25 years and I been in Chile for 4 years now. We talk the 24 hours of the day. By e-mail, Facebook and cellphone. We have kids together. Despite the distance, we love each other and soon, when I go to visit, we are gonna get married" Santiago, Chile.November 2015
Oscar & Rossana. His wife in Perú. "We've been away 17 years, we've been married almost 27 years. She has her work, is a professional, she doesn't want to come here and leave his family and his profession.We have a daughter. It is hard at first but then comes love and heartbreak, as they used to say: Love from a distance is love of 4. Then you get used, even I got used to living alone. I have to work, pay rent and sending money, same as marriage and all that. The relationship is dead, you know what I mean, the relationship cooled and is no longer the same. Now we have a bond of friendship that remains for the kids. She is not going to wait forever, I understand. I even had various romances here, but nothing concrete because I don't care that anymore, I had the experience of marriage. I'm like a widow, It was good and suddenly went wrong. She doesn't want to marry again, she thinks is better to lives alone for their children. Oscar work as a chef in Santiago. November 2015
Katherine (27) & Jhonatan (27) 11 years together and 2 months separated. Both are from Lima, Perú. Katherine travel to Chile in search of work but she can't find any. Actually she is waiting for her work permit papers to be done. They communicate through every medium is possible. Santiago, Chile. 16 de Noviembre del 2016
Rosa & Juanito, his partner in Dominican Republic. "We are not married, we are a couple. We meet 14 years ago and been in distance from 1 and a half year now. We had a Child but he past away. Been separated has been horrible, we talk everyday but I want to go back to my country and see him. He also wants to come to Chile but only to visits because he works in the army".
Rosa works a cooker in Santiago, Chile. November 2015.