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Airplane Mode (3): Returning

By on July 17, 2021

“La mejor parte de estar roto es que encuentras a quienes son capaces de darte partes suyas para que tú vuelvas a estar completo.” -Alejandro Sequera, Mi Viaje Sin Ti 

Keep in mind, I am not a professional translator, but here goes:

“The best part of being broken is that…


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Airplane Mode (1): Back to Myself

By on July 1, 2021

June 30, 2021, 7:26am: The voice of Natalia LaFourcade pulsed through my mind as the puddle-jumper soared into the desert sky. If you are able, please listen to this song while you read: It honors the cadence of this post, Hasta la raíz.

March ’20- May ’21: We’ve all been…


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Moving Across the Country (1) | Atlanta to Marshall, Texas

By on May 8, 2019

Since yesterday I’ve been nervous. A pit in my stomach and a glob of feelings in my throat.

On my last official day in Atlanta, I had to get my tires rotated, finish packing my car, get my phone screen replaced and pick-up a spare tire (which I ended…

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Ketchikan, Alaska

All you have to do to sell all of your things and move across the world is to do it.