Turning points in Timor-Leste
January 2011 was the month I spent as an intern in Dili. It was an amazing experience: I got…
Easter in the Amazon
As we emerge sleepy-eyed from our mosquito net tents, Lauren murmurs to me, “Happy Easter …” For a few…
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…
Carnaval Act II: Oruro-Tarija-La Paz
After Oruro, the roadtrip. Oruro to Potosí (Saturday) Making it from Oruro to Tarija in the one evening…
Carnaval Act I: Oruro
4.30am. Get up after 5 hours of sleep. For some reason, it’s easier than dragging myself out of…
Disposability: Friends ForEVER or For NOW?
Well, the world is changing and so too the nature of friendship with it. Often we say social…
New Year’s Day, 0546 hours
I dose up on adrenaline to dull the pain of your absence – well, of mine, I should…
That dress / Know Delay
That dress Off the plane and into foreign arms Heart aflame with remembered love This greeting is polite…
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…
Two words for Washington
If I could choose two words to describe Washington, D.C., they would be EMPIRE and EXTRAVAGANCE. Perhaps they…