Chino means exactly what you think it means — I had no need for a dictionary when I first heard this word used, in reference to an Asian friend and fellow volunteer in Chile. She is Chinese-American, a concept which, unfortunately, didn’t always compute. “What, are you Chinese or Americ[...]
Posts Tagged ‘Panama’
Developing in Many Directions
Of course, it is only common sense that in the developing nations of the world, progress has been made in different areas at different speeds. Certainly in terms of convenience, Panama, my new country, has been a lot easier than Patagonia. Most essential items are available in Santiago, my new home,[...]
Bye, Bye, Bias
I went to Nicaragua for Semana Santa, the Holy Week before Easter. When I told my Costa Rican students, they asked the same question: Why? Everyone sounded shocked. They thought it was dangerous, that the people weren’t nice, and there always seemed to be a story about dangerous dogs. Then, when I[...]
