Meet the people of La Casa de la Ciencia (III) Erika

This slim attractive brunette who has the ability to smile even when she is concentrated on an urgent matter was “Barcelonesa” (from Barcelona) her first year of life and “gaditana” (from Cadiz) for the rest. She has a phrase that she repeats when is very overwhelmed at work: “The past is full of problems that found solution.”

Political Science disappointed her at the time and she decided to follow her other great passion: science and environmental journalism. Indeed, Erika is a chief communicator of La Casa de la Ciencia and CSIC in Andalusia.

“I am very satisfied with my professional dedication.” Addressing issues as important as science or ecology through museum is something very useful. [...] And it is even more useful to the extent to which our audience is totally diverse.” That is, from people who come here with no idea about ​​science (who confuse a grasshopper with an ant in Invertebrate exhibition) to professional people specialized in science and popular science. "And we work hard for everything we do so that it is supervised and advised by accomplice scientists of our goings" (laughs).

But she has a lot more to tell. She is a wine taster (there is always something worth celebrating ...), consistent atheist, "dancer" and runner from six in the morning. She loves to read (“I am passionate about detective novels”) and admire authors such as Paul Auster, José Saramago or Milan Kundera. Also those more unknown ,such as David Foenkinos or Lara Moreno.

The image of critical and independent woman that inspired Erika. As a little girl would she be just like Mafalda?

Erika has two little children, Tomás and Berta. You will note her affection as she has pictures of them hanging in her office or how she addresses the teacher on the phone with concern. She loves to spend time with them. "I read to them, we prepare cakes and do puzzles."

And also you notice the motivation she gets from the 30,000 children who have visited the museum during this school year. “There is nothing that gives me more satisfaction than a child coming back home after visiting La Casa de la Ciencia and tells their parents all the things he or she has learned.”

It's about waking up scientific vocations. "Perhaps one of those thousands of kids will make a discovery or a finding in the future to improve the world in which we live."