I started the MA in Global History because I came across the book 'The Transformation of the World' by Jürgen Osterhammel. Reading this book fascinated me and, as I told Osterhammel once I decided to study global history in Berlin, he wrote me back: "In Berlin, you are certainly in the best place in Germany for global historical studies". So I was enthusiastic about the idea of joining this academic vanguard.  

Global history as a distinct approach did opened my eyes to new worlds. During the MA I was able to attend seminars on the political ecology of beef in Tanzania, the new global microhistory, the relationship between music and power in Japan or on the anti-imperialist ideas of Latin American intellectuals based in Paris. This freedom of choice was a pleasure, as it was the exchange with my fellow students from different countries —who were generally much more dedicated and studious than I was. This motivated me to seek further discussion with them, so I then came up with the idea of teaching at Humboldt University, in a seminar entitled 'Thinking Globally the History of Philosophy', where, while still a student, I brought global history as a distinct approach to the history of philosophy for the first time at that institution.

By devoting my MA Thesis to the trans-imperial history of the colonial experiment of cocoa plantations in Cameroon, I tried to put into practice what I have learned from other historians like Sven Beckert, namely the amazing journey of discovering new worlds by tracing (part of) the history of a global commodity. In this respect, I am very grateful to my supervisor Sebastian Conrad who allowed me to design my research project as I wanted.

As a graduate, global history is a source of inspiration in my literary work. In my latest book, 'Junando el siglo XXI. Una filosofía desde el ensayo' (Abrazos Verlag, 2022), I develop a philosophical proposal enriched from a global historical perspective, accessible to non-academic readers. Currently I am writing chronicles of Berlin, for which I draw on some of the digital archives I learned to use during my master's degree.