After an abundance of good-byes and a sad last days of Chile post, 8 days after I got home, I was on yet another plane to Latin America, to El Salvador. I didn't realize that I would be so exhausted from travel and taking everything in when I told my sister, "yes, of course I'll … Continue reading Hope in the heartbreak
Waking up
My eyes are full of sleep, I'm tossing in and out of this dream. And, the amanecer is slow. I finished my classes early, a whirlwind of four essays completely in Spanish all in one week. Although, to be fair, I still have one more essay that I should be working on at the moment … Continue reading Waking up
Closer to the sun
I've seven drafts that sit, waiting to be published. I've been meaning to write you, dear readers, for a while now. It is June 2, meaning that I have exactly one month and two days left in the city that has slowly become my home. I have my go-to cafes, a favorite neighborhood, a regular … Continue reading Closer to the sun
Nunca la estrella
Siempre vital, sino nunca la estrella Pan, un ensayo breve --¿Quieres pan?-- es la pregunta que mi papá chileno siempre me hace. --No gracias-- o --ya comí pan,-- siempre digo como respuesta. --No comes mucho pan,-- él comenta. Otra vez, explico que, como el pan, sino que no como pan en cada comida. Y estoy … Continue reading Nunca la estrella
Poetic
Never in my life had I imagined myself here, in Santiago, speaking Spanish and witnessing remarkable beauty everyday. It’s wild to think that already, I've been in South America for two months. Because already, it is slipping away too quickly. And glancing back at the past two months, all I can think of is how … Continue reading Poetic
Las montañas en el fondo
I'm sitting at the Starbucks on campus, drinking my go-to almond milk cappuccino, feeling very ‘from the US’, and thinking about how I got here mostly because I got lost on campus and couldn't find the right classroom and now I've officially skipped my class, which is so unlike me. To defend myself, I mixed … Continue reading Las montañas en el fondo
Today Marks Two Weeks
I've been meaning to write this for a while now, as requested and because people keep telling me that it'll be something I can look back on after this is all over. I've been on the continent of South America for exactly two weeks. And I can't describe my experiences in a single post. I … Continue reading Today Marks Two Weeks
Palta y vino 