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Born in France to French and Mexican parents, Victoria grew up across Nigeria, Kenya, and Madagascar before studying medicine in Belgium and eventually moving to Aotearoa New Zealand.
In this conversation, Victoria reflects on life as a third-culture child, the meaning of home and the family relationships that grounded her through constant change. She shares moving memories of her grandparents and how their love and influence remain present in her life.
Victoria also speaks honestly about becoming a GP, the pressures healthcare professionals face, and the importance of understanding the person behind an illness. For her, medicine is not simply about diagnosing a condition—it is about listening to what matters most to each patient and recognising how culture shapes people’s experiences of health and disease.
Now working in South Auckland, Victoria reflects on adapting to New Zealand’s healthcare system, finding belonging in a multicultural city and beginning another chapter far from everything familiar.
This is a conversation about migration, family, medicine, identity and discovering that home is not always one particular place—it can be wherever the people who understand us are found.