Skip to content
Expat Chronicles

Culture, news, stories and rants from a gringo (formerly) in Latin America.

  • Home
  • About
  • Reading List
  • Store
  • Categories
    • peru
    • colombia
    • latin america
    • repat chronicles
    • beyond LatAm
    • uncategorized

Tag: movies

My War on Drugs Rant

December 20, 2011 Colin

SUMMARY: My War on Drugs rant condoning decriminalization.

Continue reading

Sin Nombre: Relevant, Intense, Heart-Wrenching

February 15, 2010 Colin

SUMMARY: Review of Mexican film Sin Nombre, which focuses on a Mexican gang member trying to escape his past and help an innocent Honduran girl safely enter the United States. Themes discussed include MS-13, immigration and human rights, love, and more.

Continue reading

Alcohol and Sensitivity in Latin America

July 11, 2009 Colin

SUMMARY: Explaining how alcohol and drunkenness is NOT controversial in Latin America. In fact, not much is.

Continue reading

Email Newsletter

Why subscribe?

When Readers Attack!

  • ludvigg on WTF Will Happen in Peru 2021?
  • Dazza on WTF Will Happen in Peru 2021?
  • Chili T on WTF Will Happen in Peru 2021?
  • Dave (Trujillo) on WTF Will Happen in Peru 2021?
  • Holmes on Less Politics, More Substance Abuse
  • Colin on Less Politics, More Substance Abuse
  • Colin on Less Politics, More Substance Abuse
  • Dazza on Less Politics, More Substance Abuse
  • Steve on Less Politics, More Substance Abuse
  • Holmes on Less Politics, More Substance Abuse
Blog at WordPress.com.