Students and faculty members of the Northern Kentucky University listened in awe to what journalist and writer Eva Feld told them about her country of origin, Venezuela, during her lecture on Tuesday, Nov 14 th . Ms. Feld was introduced by Dr. Caryn Connely, Chairperson and Associate Professor of the Spanish Department a NKY, who referred to her as an achieved Venezuelan-born writer and journalist who recently wrote her first novel in English , The Beauty of Failure , in which she summarizes not only the everyday struggles of the Venezuelan population, but also the sorrow of nearly two million people who left, during the last decade, in pursuit of happiness at the cost of giving up their families, friends and customs. Feld’s words were backed by strong images of repression, shortage of food and medicine, indoctrination as well as beautiful pictures of the Venezuelan landscape. At the end of her presentation, some members of the staff approached her. “I wa...
