These twelve months are the longest I have ever gone without setting foot on American soil, and life abroad couldn’t be better. Few things give me greater pleasure than buying fresh-squeezed juice in the market, it’s easy to stay connected with family via Skype, and even the wild, lane-less Cusq[...]
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You Down with UPP (Yeah you know me)
According to a new statistic revealed last Tuesday by the New York-based Human Rights Watch, more than 11,000 people have died at the hands of authorities in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo since 2003. A substantial portion of this number is derived from the off-duty or “extrajudicial” kil[...]
Introducing San Pedro town, Belize
In my last post I told you a bit about Ambergris Caye island and moving here. This time I will tell you a bit about San Pedro town. I feel for those of you who have never been here that this information is important to get a true sense of what it is like. San [...][...]
