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My Weekend with Brócoli

By on October 17, 2018

On this quiet Sunday afternoon, I was sandwiched squarely between an older, sleeping man and a younger woman in bright coral and pink traje with plastic beading shouting across the neckline. I don’t love this about modern traje: the younger girls like to decorate the already stunning patterns with…


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Maestra de Inglés

By on September 15, 2018

Maestra de Inglés, English teacher. I’ve always wondered if the word Maestra and Master are related. Either way, I’ve never had such a title.
When I gave a diplomado in early 2018, I wanted to attract interest from folks who wanted to learn English so I could reach some of…


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A Day as a PCV

By on July 12, 2018

At the end of this day, I lay in bed and looked up at my fairy lights and thought: “yep.” This is how one day as a PCV unfolds (a Peace Corps Volunteer).

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I got out of bed early, 7:15, ready to brew my coffee and put on my…

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Ketchikan, Alaska

All you have to do to sell all of your things and move across the world is to do it.