SUMMARY: Announcing an Expat Chronicles newsletter, which will feature unpublished stories, advance book content, special content, and personal updates.
Cars, Marrying the Maid, and More Classism
SUMMARY: A look at two artifacts of classism: car ownership and domestic servants.
Classism: The Spanish Legacy in Latin America
SUMMARY: Describing classism, status, and the importance of (perceived) social class in Latin America.
Marching Powder: A Gringo Mule in Bolivian Prison
SUMMARY: Review of Marching Powder by Rusty Young, a look at San Pedro prison in La Paz, Bolivia.
Henry Miller’s Expat Exploits in Tropic of Cancer
SUMMARY: Review of Tropic of Cancer, the signature novel by fellow degenerate expat and ugly American: Henry Miller.
The Latin American Bathroom Orientation
SUMMARY: Explaining bathroom norms of Latin America, specifically what to do with dirty toilet paper and how to the get the shower hot.