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Heartbreak

"It was horrifying," Erika said. After the documentary was aired in France, the Eiffel Tower staff wanted "nothing to do with [her]." For the first time, Erika felt like she had been estranged from the love of her life. "I don't even know how to articulate a heartbreak like that. It just wrecked me. It was this final blow, and I just had to withdraw."

Back to Her Ex

To heal from the heartbreak, Erica went back to the old companion she knew best—which happened to be the Berlin Wall. "The Berlin Wall picked me up off my feet," Erika said. She identified with the Berlin Wall being hated for what it stood for, feeling similarly in her youth...

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The More You Know

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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.