Tag: writing
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Experimenting with a no routine routine
With everything that’s been going on it’s totally normal that many of us may have no motivation to keep going, creating, or to simply go on. Even in places where COVID restrictions are lifting, many of us may return to friendships that are no longer the same because a lot has happened in the past…
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Reflections on my 30-year anniversary in the US
On this day, 30 years ago, my mother and I arrived in Los Angeles, California from San Salvador, El Salvador. My story is different from that of many other Salvadoran-Americans who had to make a grueling trip to the United States by land. I didn’t understand my privileges as a child, but there were several.…
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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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Small self-care ideas I implement in my life
I’m a working-class writer who is recovering from paying for student loans, bad financial decisions caused by lack of planning, and working jobs with meager wages to boot. Things haven’t moved up fast, but I feel confident that I’ll get over this slump thanks to seeking financial counseling from people who were raised in a…
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