Changes

As a child, she played football in her school team and previously she was part of a swimming team in a sporting club, and because of that past experiences, she sometimes describes herself (in a humorous manner), as a “frustrated sportsperson”.

Nowadays she dreams of meeting her contemporary references, among which stand out: Byung-Chul Han, Malala Yousafzai, Ida Vitale, and Sylvia Earle. The latter was kind enough to answer an email in 2020 since Manuela sent her a question that the oceanographer classified as a "thoughtful question".