Christmas is a controversial time, some love it and some hate it. But it is even more so when in addition to being away from home, you are really far, without the possibility to communicate with your loved ones because of your job.  This is case of thousands of sailors, soldiers, medical staff, students or waiters; but also of thousands of refugees  that are driven from their country by war or, closer to home, thousands of Spanish students and scientists which are “exiled”.