SUMMARY: My top reggaeton pics from Daddy Yankee, Don Omar, Wisin y Yandel, Nigga, Khriz y Angel, Luny Tunes, La Fabri-K, DJ Warner, Calle 13, Control Machete, Vakero, and ChocQuibTown.
Category: latin america
A Gringo’s Guide to Salsa
SUMMARY: An intro to salsa with videos by Angel Canales, Ismael Rivera, Henry Fiol, Hector Lavoe, Ismael Miranda, Joe Arroyo, Grupo Niche, and Luis Enrique.
RIP Budweiser Backpack
SUMMARY: My Budweiser backpack is on its last legs. We had good times together, including a brief stint selling weed, an episode with a French customs agent, and undiscriminating access to competitor offices in Colombia.
A Mexican-American Experience
SUMMARY: My observations of Mexican-American culture in my experiences over the summer, which include a trip to immigration court and a small rumble at a bicentennial festival.
Guatemala and United Fruit: US Policy Blunder
SUMMARY: Overview taken from Michael Reid’s Forgotten Continent on the US toppling of Guatemala’s elected government in 1954.
My Rice Rant
SUMMARY: I explain why rice sucks.
Expat Chronicles 