October 12th is a day of remembrance in Venezuela, as we look back to the arrival of the Spaniards, and the subsequent slave trade, which brought Africans to labor on our lands. It’s a day to celebrate the culture that has resulted from the mix of those people, and also to reflect on the injusticesContinue reading “The Spirits of Venezuela”
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The Ghosts that Brought us Together
How do keep a family together when your country is tearing you apart? In Venezuela during the Chavez-Maduro rule, increased political conflict has separated friends and families. As the economic and political situation became more tumultuous, tales of ghosts and spirits kept us together. These stories – from a child ghost at our grandparents’ homeContinue reading “The Ghosts that Brought us Together”
My Writing Story 