Tag: Mississippi
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The thing about starting a YouTube channel
….and why I postponed my documentary until further notice. In March 2018 I was earnest about filming my documentary, Stand Up, Take It Down. At the time, I was hellbent on being a serious director and somehow finding a way to make this my full-time job. My Kickstarter failed. I didn’t know what to do,…
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Mississippi partially reopens today/Mississippi reabre hoy en parte…
Mississippi partially reopens today so if you run errands, please wear a mask, wash your hands and practice social distancing. Many employees returning to work are either young college-age kids who didn’t sign up for this, or elderly folks who need the money because they can’t afford to retire. They’re probably scared and don’t need…
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In real-time: here are some folks tweeting about DACA
Living in Mississippi, you sometimes get the feeling that being an immigrant is the equivalent of perpetually screaming into the void. This doesn’t mean that no one is organizing around immigrants’ rights in the state, but as I will never get tired of mentioning, most people who get paid to do this work tend to be…
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Call me by my name: Voting in Mississippi (as a naturalized citizen)
There’s a lot I can say about being an immigrant in Mississippi, but I’ll focus on something small for now. One of the major things new immigrants have to deal with in Mississippi is that people don’t get our names. I can’t speak to other communities, such as people from the Middle East or India,…
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Sometimes, Mississippi is a piece of cake
Before you ask, the picture above is of Arequipa, Perú, taken sometime last year when I was backpacking South America without a plan. I complain about Mississippi a lot. I feel like I’m always in a scene of Get Out and err on the side of paranoia. My taste in fashion was totally warped when I…
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Why I haven’t been updating this blog
I took the picture above in the small town of San Pedro de Atacama. I’m now located in the small Mississippi town of Tupelo, and it’s hard to believe that I grew up in Los Angeles and have lived in various places, such as Mexico City, Buenos Aires, Cusco, and Arica, Chile. Since I’ve arrived…
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“Porque es Mississippi.” Renovar mi licencia aquí se está convirtiendo en la aventura que nunca quise.
Cuando hice la decisión de quedarme en Argentina por un tiempo no definido, sabía que iban a ver asuntos burocráticos que tendría que arreglar en los Estados Unidos si regreso algún día. Sin embargo, viajar en varios países no fue un gran problema ya que mi pasaporte sigue valido por un par de años y…
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“Because it’s Mississippi.” Renewing my driver’s license here is becoming the adventure I never asked for
When I made the decision to stay in Argentina indefinitely, I knew there would be bureaucratic issues I’d have to fix in the United States should I ever return. However, traveling to different countries wasn’t a big deal as my passport is still valid for a few years and I made sure to solicit visas…
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