Reconfiguring Home: Weddings and Earthquakes
October 3 She is lovely. Creamy vintage lace, delicate buttons all down her back, descending into a sweeping fishtail. I…
Almost-no-longer-twentysomething
“You’re not 25 anymore, y’know,” my sister says. She’s being gracious. After another year abroad, I re-enter my…
Travel delusions
Note: I was pleased and privileged to have this post published on A Life Overseas. In that process, I was…
Turning points in Timor-Leste
January 2011 was the month I spent as an intern in Dili. It was an amazing experience: I got…
Is that MY voice?
So there is this hilarious line from The Emperor’s New Groove we always quote. The villainous Yzma turns into a…
Disposability: Friends ForEVER or For NOW?
Well, the world is changing and so too the nature of friendship with it. Often we say social…
About my body
One of the differences I’ve noticed between Bolivia and Ecuador is that people don’t stare at me here.…
Loja Reloaded: Return to the Andes
Hola, Lojita – nice to see you, again It’s like I never left. On the surface neither you nor…
Ecuador vs Bolivia, and losing the Missionary label
Lately I’ve felt the unspoken question of why I decided to go back to South America but not…
Sport and spirit
Converted introvert I surprised myself the other day. It was another one of those bizarre moments of self-awareness…