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Sometimes I wish I were further along on my journey to entrepreneurship. I wish things would go...
“Whoops, I did it again.” I held myself back. Got lost in the shame. Oh baby, baby.
I’m doing a mindset reset at the moment. I’m looking back at 2018, identifying the lessons,...
A Story on Poverty and Cultural Blindness
A few years ago, I had an awesome adventure. For my research on Ecotourism in the Amazon, I got to...
A Latin Americanist? What is that?! – When you awkwardly try to answer the dreaded question: And… What is it that you do?! When you’d rather talk about your passions
My passions go from traipsing around a favela in Rio in 2004 to living on a semi-inhabited island...
Viñales – The Parque Prehistórico de Referencia Nacional, a micro Ecotourism experience. #AloCubano
Look beyond the horizon. What we see is often only a fraction of what really is. As with a lot of...
Shaken, not deterred – The Journey from Zero to Unf*ckwithable, Sustainable World Domination
As I’ve let slip a few times on the blog, I plan to turn my writing and ideas into an empire. I...
All hail Cuban Black-Marketing Tactics – the Fabled Day of the Cooperatives: Cuban Cigars #AloCubano
The morning began uneventfully with a hearty Cuban breakfast and some much-needed coffee. Our...
#AloCubano – The Many faces of Cuba – Experiencing the Tourist Bubble and How it was still an Experience of a Life Time
“¡Hola guapa! Hola leche. ¡Mi vida! I love you. Taxi. Taxi. ¡Flaca! Tss. Tss. You are so...
Unapologetically showing your Voice in your Writing (Preferably in 5 Steps, or LESS)
While looking for blogging and writing tips, my Pinterest board filled itself with advice on how...
Guatemala, Spanish Course & Cuba Libres
In 2006, my second year studying Latin American Studies, I decided to have another real-world...
The Quirk of Hiking – I hate it and I absolutely love it
My boyfriend and I have been hiking for about four or five years now. We both love it and hate it....
Delta flying in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
November 2004. After a 19 hour flight we finally arrive in Rio. An eclectic group of 15 students...
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