This post is about to get a lot more honest. I forgot my mom´s birthday. It was five days ago. This realization just hit me as I read her…
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I´m sitting in a quiet corner restaurant in my scrubs eating dinner before my first overnight shift at the hospital begins. A boisterous group of gringos sporting a Texan accent arrives…
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I have a confession. It’s not an easy one. I’ll admit I’ve been in denial for quite some time about it. So here goes: I am afraid of heights. At…
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I have been passing by the ladies of Shell for days now, slowly inhaling the aromas of meat roasting on skewers, freshly fried pancakes, and buttered corn. I have been carefully eyeing…
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I have something kind of embarrassing to admit. This is the first time I’ve traveled alone abroad. While I´ve taken shorter trips in the U.S. by myself I have never experienced international travel…
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The town of Shell has seen its fair share of gringos. The fact that I am one of them does not alleviate this burden. First used as a base for drilling oil,…