Maria Clelia Spinas, when asked about the reasons why she had decided to live in Venezuela instead of Switzerland, she replied: there is nothing to do there. There is much that you can do in Venezuela. I would get depressed in Europe, she said. There are so many projects that can be developed in beautiful Venezuela, she said to many people.  She then decided to support the Venezuelan revolution from within by working for several institutions, including CONAVI and Min Vivienda y Habitat more recently.