Nelson Rivas returns to Chile to paint a mural at Santiago’s Quinta Normal metro station.
Graffiti artist Nelson Rivas—known by the name Cekis—spent his adolescence illegally tagging the streets of Santiago.
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Graffiti artist Nelson Rivas—known by the name Cekis—spent his adolescence illegally tagging the streets of Santiago.
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Adeline Bash
Native to Boulder, Colorado, Adeline is currently finishing her undergrad in journalism at the University of Oregon in Eugene. After studying abroad in Valparaiso, Chile in the fall of 2010 she fell in love with the country and looked for any opportunity to return. When she found the Santiago Times reporting internship she decided it was the perfect opportunity to combine her interest in journalism with her desire to return to Chile and applied immediately.
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