Natalia Carrusca was born in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. She studied International Relations at the Pontifical University of Minas Gerais She is now pursuing a Masters in "Peace, Security and Development" at the University of Coimbra and has previously worked in Brussels as a Project Assistant at the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organisation where she met Fernando Burgés who is also from Brazil. He holds a BA in International Relations, a Postgrad Certificate in Nationalism Studies and a Master in Political Science. He currently lives in Brussel.