Month: January 2023
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Lisbon, Portugal // Why ask for Anita?
By virtue of being a woman on this planet, I have been navigating unwanted male attention since I was 11 or 12 years old. The street harassment reached a fever pitch roughly between the ages of 16 to 21. It was not possible for me to walk down the street without what seemed to be…
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Leticia, Colombia // Why did I ever think I could survive in the Amazon? (Part Three)
What am I talking about here? Catch up on part one and part two. We embarked on several tours while we were in the Amazon, but the most interesting was our journey into the rainforest itself by foot to meet the abuelo (grandpa), who was the patriarch of a local tribe. We were led by…
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Leticia, Colombia // Why did I ever think I could survive in the Amazon? (Part Two)
What am I talking about here? Catch up on part one. I started drinking coffee at a relatively early age. I moved out and started going to community college full time while working 20-30 hours per week when I was 17. When I had early morning classes, I motivated myself to attend by rewarding myself…