I take to task a poorly educated reader who mischaracterizes several aspects of American culture in a futile attempt to defend Colombian food.
The POTUS Creates a Work of Art
On the best image to come out of the Trump presidency: the banquet for college football champions Clemson Tigers.
‘Latino’ is Not a Race
Explaining my typical gringo transformation from seeing “Latino” as a race, which it’s not, to a culture. Inspired by a poem by Noel Quiñones.
Let’s Go to Cuba … Before It’s Ruined!
A few less-than-ringing endorsements from recent visitors to Cuba, followed by why I’d still like to go (before it’s ruined).
Keeping an Open Mind About Human Trafficking
Asking some tough questions about the seemingly open-and-shut case of human trafficking in Arequipa which involved Peru’s former top cop, Raul Becerra.
TIA: Free Hugs for Hipsters
Anecdote from a hipster bar in St. Louis and the “blue bubble” which are a bit of culture shock for an expat on a visit home from Latin America.
Expat Chronicles 