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How to Survive a Drive in an Old Cuban Moskovich Without Doors
How to Survive a Drive in an Old Cuban Moskovich Without Doors
Sweat, laughter, and the Cuban ingenuity of holding your car together
Eunice Rabert Hernández
Sep 30
There’s No Such Thing as Too Many Bananas
There’s No Such Thing as Too Many Bananas
When your banana plants overproduce!
Adelia Ritchie, PhD
Sep 29
The Flautist
The Flautist
Memories of a life lived in Havana
Mario López-Goicoechea
Sep 27
My (Very Cheap) Phone & Internet Bill Just Got Even Cheaper
My (Very Cheap) Phone & Internet Bill Just Got Even Cheaper
Why can’t the US be like this?
Shawn Forno
Sep 23
Cultural Learnings from the Pina Colada Song
Cultural Learnings from the Pina Colada Song
And yes, I deliberately missed the tilde off the eñe in ‘piña’
Matthew Clapham
Sep 22
Expat? Tourist? I wish!
Expat? Tourist? I wish!
A non-digital nomad reads the tea leaves
Islander
Sep 22
My Neighbour’s Problems Made Me Laugh Out Loud
My Neighbour’s Problems Made Me Laugh Out Loud
Relief! It’s not because I’m a foreign female. It’s something else.
Islander
Sep 18
6 Economic Facts About Mexico You (Probably) Didn’t Know.
6 Economic Facts About Mexico You (Probably) Didn’t Know.
Mexico is frequently in the news under a negative light, but this is not always fair to the 12th largest economy in the world.
Blog del Fronterizo 🇺🇸/🇲🇽
Sep 18
A Tale of Trust in Nicaragua
A Tale of Trust in Nicaragua
It may be a border run, but it was more a test of faith
Connie Raley-Rose
Sep 13
To Infinitive and Beyond
To Infinitive and Beyond
Or — when it comes to me trying to learn Portuguese — one step forward, two steps back…
Elle West
Sep 12
7 Reasons I Love Tenerife
7 Reasons I Love Tenerife
And reasons you could love it too.
Victoria Eden
Sep 12
The Book-Lined Walls of Las Tunas: How Two Educators Changed The Lives of Children
The Book-Lined Walls of Las Tunas: How Two Educators Changed The Lives of Children
Inside the home library that became a beacon of hope and learning for a Cuban neighborhood.
Eunice Rabert Hernández
Sep 9
I Kept Saying We Were Driving Down To Mexico for the Day
I Kept Saying We Were Driving Down To Mexico for the Day
We live in France
Janice Macdonald
Sep 6
The Beauty and Efficiency of Latin America’s Stacked-Tomb Cemeteries
The Beauty and Efficiency of Latin America’s Stacked-Tomb Cemeteries
Walking among the dead in Ecuador and Peru
Kenny Minker
Sep 5
Three Rewarding Aspects of Being a Spanish Language Interpreter
Three Rewarding Aspects of Being a Spanish Language Interpreter
While translators work at their leisure from written materials, interpreters transform spoken words from one language into another on the…
Eleni Stephanides
Sep 3
A Conversation with a Venezuelan Migrant
A Conversation with a Venezuelan Migrant
Struggles of Desperate Venezuelan Migrants in Costa Rica
Adelia Ritchie, PhD
Sep 3
My Name, My Home
My Name, My Home
What’s in a name (or a surname)?
Mario López-Goicoechea
Sep 3
Aren’t You Mexican?
Aren’t You Mexican?
How an awkward question helped me confront my own preconceptions
David Trejo Garcia
Aug 31
The Sweet Face of Pura Vida
The Sweet Face of Pura Vida
What “Pure Life” means to me
Adelia Ritchie, PhD
Aug 23
My 29th Birthday in Cuba
My 29th Birthday in Cuba
A bittersweet surprise birthday celebration during very difficult times for my family during the Special Period in Cuba
Lilliana Méndez-Soto, Pharm.D.
Aug 22
Becoming a Socks with Crocs Guy and the Pains It Caused Me
Becoming a Socks with Crocs Guy and the Pains It Caused Me
Turning my back on an eternal Colombian Costeño tradition
Carlos Garbiras
Aug 21
Spanglish Sounds by the Sea
Spanglish Sounds by the Sea
Savoring familia, food and fun at Brighton Beach, New York
Luna@Latinx Bridges
Aug 17
Fairly Odd Translations
Fairly Odd Translations
Fatal flaw or a simple language barrier?
Mika AM
Aug 14
El verano de las cuevas
El verano de las cuevas
Y sus valerosos protagonistas
María Pozå
Aug 13
Inside a Cuban Babaláwo Cleansing: A First-Hand Account
Inside a Cuban Babaláwo Cleansing: A First-Hand Account
An Unexpected Santeria Cleansing That Left Me Both Intrigued and Uneasy
Eunice Rabert Hernández
Aug 11
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