In this first chapter, I reflect on the great challenges of writing people’s stories. Through fragmented ethnographic and poetic narratives, I explore diverse forms of (re)presenting my encounters with the cities of Calais, Rome, and Antofagasta, as well as with the places and people
of the Dzjangal, Tiburtina, and Los Arenales. Bodies of saltwater become my poetic element to navigate the complexities of representation.
