Mercedes Rojas came to the UK from Chile in 1977. She travelled with her husband, Oscar, who had been imprisoned by the Pinochet regime for his trade union activities. He was released after a campaign led by Amnesty International. Oscar later returned to Chile where he became one of the disappeared. Mercedes, already a qualified nurse, successfully re-qualified and now works as a district nurse in London.
I suppose like any capital, hectic, mad place to live, with a lot of opportunity yes, you have a lot of chances of doing many things, and attending many things and being involved in many things.
You--, you won't have enough time to--, if you, you know you want to be involved in many areas but, yes, very hectic person to be with [laughs] which is not my cup of tea but there you are, we have to compromise somehow.
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