My Dad: the story of the Venezuelan who could
People say Venezuelans are lazy. They've never met my dad.
Life
My Father's Day Rant
This is only my second Father’s Day as a dad. The experience exhausts all the adjectives you can think of. It also changes your outlook on life.
Letter to Ana Teresa
I write these lines when you are days (or hours) away from been born. Who knows? This might be the first "Father's Day" we celebrate together in Venezuela.
The Palacio Municipal’s Tinsel Crown
When Mayor Jorge Rodríguez decided to slap a tacky Salón de Fiestas onto the roof of the 344 year old Caracas City Hall, architectural purists were appalled. In fact, his is just the latest in a four-century history of non-stop desecrations.
Prepara Familia: Kids and moms of the JM de los Rios Children’s Hospital find a voice
Watching Venezuela burn from far away, people naturally feel a need to help. In the first of a series of post, we vouch for Prepara Familia, an NGO doing amazing work helping the families of sick kids.
Prizeless
The Premio Internacional de Novela Rómulo Gallegos, once one of the Spanish language’s highest literary honors, just became the latest victim of Venezuela’s crisis.
Viva la Vinotinto, or Protesting from the Bleachers
I was among the Venezuelans who somehow made our way to a stadium in the far-off Korean city of Suwon hoping to witness a miracle.
How the Arepa Took Over the World, then Died at Home
Venezuelans fleeing the country have taken arepas with them to share with the world (you're welcome), while those here feel lucky to eat one once in a while (thank you, Chávez).
The Portuguese Community gives up on the Venezuelan Dream
In honor of Día de Portugal, we look at the sad state of a once proud immigrant community whose home country is now making contingency plans to evacuate hundreds of thousands of nationals out of Venezuela.
The Pope knows
Here’s what we know about what the Holy Father knows about Venezuela that all of us know already.
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