Medical Residents Save Lives and Operate While Hungry
Medical residents stand for 11 hours straight in an operating room saving lives. Sometimes, they have to do that on an empty stomach.
In Venezuela, Every Day Feels Like a Via Crucis
Venezuelans are forced to go through hell whenever they need to get pretty much anything done. We don’t carry the burden of the cross, but we carry and are burdened by chavismo even when we don’t deserve it.
No Electricity Also Means Staying Trapped in a Powerless Country
The fact there’s an electric crisis in Western states makes life even harder for everyone across the Colombian-Venezuelan border, for those who are staying and for those who are trying to flee.
Venezuelans in Need of Blood Transfusions Must Scavenge the Black Market
It doesn’t end with finding blood donors, reagent scarcity got so bad that there’s a black market for blood transfusions operating in Venezuelan hospitals. You’ll live, sure… If you can pay up to ten minimum wages per transfusion.
Doctors in Venezuela Reluctantly Acknowledge Their Holiday, Instead of Celebrating
Today is National Doctor’s day. Bravery, courage and dedication. That’s all we can celebrate. Healing is both a choice and a calling you can’t escape and Venezuelan doctors don’t want to.
Hey, Chavismo! Calling Yourself a Feminist Won’t Cut It, You Need to Act Like It, Too
Today, on International Women’s Day, Venezuelan women are more powerless than ever. Chavismo claims to be a feminist revolution but they are nothing more than women users and abusers.
45% of Teachers Have Left the Classroom
Underpaid Venezuelan teachers leave schools, both private and public. o: who’s going to shape Venezuela’s future?
No Use Crying Over Spilled Malk: It’s Not Milk
Just another item on chavismo's cruel procedure list: the irresponsible distribution of products that satiate hunger, but are far from being nutritious.
Valentine’s Day at the End of the Rope
Just thinking back to what a normal Valentine’s Day used to feel like is depressing. Here’s what el Día del Amor is like when you can’t afford — well, basically anything.
The Storming of the Apostille
The long, spirit-debilitating process of getting an apostille stamp affixed to their official documents is the red tape nightmare separating Venezuelans from a life abroad.
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