The Engel tattoo she hasn't gotten yet

I grew up with a dad who was a huge metal fan, especially of Rammstein, so I’ve listened to them for as long as I can remember — though the taste became truly my own around thirteen or fourteen. As a kid one song stuck with me: “Engel.” I still hold a special fondness for it because of that.

In 2010, when the band came to Colombia, I was only seven and didn’t really know the band well yet. My dad saved up a good amount to go to the concert, but by the time he’d finally put the money together, it was too late to get tickets. My finances today still don’t stretch to cover a trip and tickets abroad, but I know that at some point in my life I want to live that experience in person.

I don’t own anything official from the band — posters, pins, and shirts from other brands, nothing more — but I know exactly what tattoo I want to get someday: something tied to “Engel,” the song that marked my childhood and that I know I’ll love for the rest of my life.