Tag: safety
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Havana, Cuba // Why did I finally get mugged?
I have been waiting for someone to mug me for decades. Probably ever since I moved from the small town in the foothills of the Sierra Nevadas where I grew up to the relative urban sprawl of Sacramento at the ripe age of 17. I shared a loft space with one other girl in a…
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San Salvador, El Salvador // Why go now?
I was beyond thrilled to have the opportunity to visit El Salvador for the first time last fall. El Salvador is “the thumb” of Latin America, a tiny print of mountainous, jungle covered costal land situated between Guatemala and Honduras. The entire country boasts a population of 6 million. There are an additional 3 million…