I never dreamed of going to college, much less to grad school. What I dreamed of went from being a true-to-herself artist, untamed by the world and enjoying fame and fortune or being a die-hard freedom fighter for people in the Global South who have endured all forms of injustice and suffering. Sometimes I thought… Continue reading LBJ on the horizon
a day in the life of gabriela
Today I set my alarm for 6:30am. It's ok to wake up late on a Saturday, I told myself. At 4:25 I was ready to pop out of bed (my usual wake-up time is 4:30am). So I got into my usual routine: coffee, soft music, my favorite meditation couch and a dim, soft-light, LED lamp… Continue reading a day in the life of gabriela
Before facts there was…history
I'm writing this to comment on something I saw in the Economist today (in the app version). Please see the screenshots: "America has dealt with spikes in illegal immigration before". This sentence will make anyone see that there was a sudden influx of illegal immigration. Then next question would hopefully be, why? Was there a… Continue reading Before facts there was…history