Tanzania: Freedom in Motion

Tanzania: Freedom in Motion

I wasn’t thinking of anything when I turned and saw the sun brimming at the horizon. I didn’t need to think, I needed to move – the end was close. There wasn’t a doubt in my mind I wouldn’t make it, just whether I would summit before sunrise vanished. The stars to the north were … Continued

Gracias Puerto Rico

West Side Story made me want to be Puerto Rican. I discovered the show in my 7th grade musical theater class and listened to the soundtrack obsessively. My favorite character was Anita, the fiery Latina with short hair and frilly skirts that she shook around her knees when she danced. For our final class project, … Continued

Scottish Coast: Fringed with Gold – Fish ‘n’ chips

A queue snakes along the cobbles, restless with hunger, teased by the scent of frying fish and the waft of vinegar. The tide laps at anchor chains and barnacled hulls. Seagulls eye toddlers’ dripping cornets. We sit with our haddock and chips on the sea wall, Ss rising from steaming boxes. A terrier snatches in … Continued

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