Tag: politics
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Mexico City, mi amor
The first time I visited la Ciudad de México, I was nervous. It was July 2017 and all the news reports and state department advisories stressed extreme caution when traveling to México – of course I worried. It’s a poorly kept secret that drug cartels run big chunks of the country and political corruption has…
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The Power of the Specific Story: Benito’s Super Bowl Moment
As soon as Benito Antonio Martinez Ocasio walked onto the field last night with the name Ocasio splattered across the back of his jersey, I knew this was going to be deep and demanded my full focus. Ocasio is a choice. In most Latino traditions, the second last name refers to the maternal parent and…
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Pushing Through the Heavy to Experience Joy: Casco Viejo, Panama City, Panama
Pushing Through the Heavy to Experience Joy: Casco Viejo, Panama City, Panama My arrival to Panama City was heavy. I only booked a short stay (2 full days) in the city before flying back to the states to face reality, so I’m supposed to be enjoying its beauty and its culture and its people as…
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Traveling con Contexto
Traveling con Contexto Traveling as a First Gen, Mexican American in today’s political climate. I landed in Bocas del Toro, Panama on the day the US government kidnapped a sitting president of a sovereign country. Waking up to those headlines that morning at Albrook Inn in Panama City was a shock to my system. The…
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