A New Identity Thetender dumpling plunged into a sea of soy sauce ringed with sesame oil, thenentered the abyss of my mouth. Continue...
Haiti The streets are rubble,hand-chipped from quarry rock by breaking men, grateful for jobs no matter howlaborious. The smell, or stench, rather, is rotten and dusty, a bit salty fromthe sea. Continue...
Hometown Proud Whenasked where I would like to go if I could leave my hometown, I was overcome withideas. The thought of visiting Spain or another Spanish-speaking countryintrigued me since I intend to study the language in college. Continue...
I'm from...(Based on a model by George Ella Lyon) I'mfrom Mexico with dirt roads From rain that leaks through the roofs Cows,pigs and dogs that need food A river that has a little waterfall A storethat I could never buy from I'm from 1123 with only two rooms From thecarpet where I slept every day Tamales ... Continue...
Road Trip Hepushes the gas pedal to the floor fuzzy dice dangling from the crackedrear-view mirror. The sticky smell of sweaty bodies flushes away asfresh air rolls in from the open windows. Old leather seats melt to theskin the desert heat raining down. Continue...
The Picture Itwas warm, it was beautiful; Florence was absolutely beautiful. And I was free - Iwas lost, but I was undeniably free. Addicted to the breeze that made me sneeze,it was as far as an untouchable star to anything I had known. Continue...
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