We've all seen it: people being rude to the staff, the tourists who avoid contact with locales or never even leave the hotel, and those that only patronize big franchises or tourists traps while abroad. Heck, I used to scout for the green mermaid like a Godsend before I had an international data plan, spending… Continue reading The Responsibilities of Tourists
Tag: speech
To Be ___________ in America
I bet you like that flag, Blue-blooded lover of a guns, Oh how beautifully, it waves for you. Should I keep running this race while tied to a tree? Seeing my peers pass me up never acknowledging their head start. So focused on their privilege, I forgot whats special about me.
WanderLust (or Love), a Curly-American Walks into a Spaniard Bar… (Segunda Parte)
"Another round?" Shamelessly, I wanted to visit with Enrique again and of course claim my 3rd glass of his velvety port. "Guapa. You are having fun?" Call me guapa one more time, I thought mischievously. "Yes! And I'm going dancing with you tonight!" His eyes widened as he smiled. "Bryan me invita!" I explained in my broken Spanish.
ART: Un-Whitewashing MLK, Jr. 20FEB17
UN-Whitewashing MLK, Jr. 20FEB17 To hear the same quotes from the "I Have a Dream" speech year after year, shooting after shooting, is to feel the color draining from your face and that of the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. History has a way of editing itself, compounding down to the most digestable… Continue reading ART: Un-Whitewashing MLK, Jr. 20FEB17
ART: Un-Whitewashing MLK, Jr. 10FEB17
UN-Whitewashing MLK, Jr. 10FEB17 To hear the same quotes from the "I Have a Dream" speech year after year, shooting after shooting, is to feel the color draining from your face and that of the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. History has a way of editing itself, compounding down to the most digestable… Continue reading ART: Un-Whitewashing MLK, Jr. 10FEB17
UN-Whitewashing MLK, Jr. 06FEB17
UN-Whitewashing MLK, Jr. 06FEB17 To hear the same quotes from the "I Have a Dream" speech year after year, shooting after shooting, is to feel the color draining from your face and that of the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. History has a way of editing itself, compounding down to the most digestable… Continue reading UN-Whitewashing MLK, Jr. 06FEB17