Aside from my experience with the cuckoo lady at the supermarket, I’ve been pleasantly surprised by the elderly in Caracas. They will not hesitate to ask for help crossing the street, carrying their groceries or accompanying them home. I always feel like I get a work out with my Spanish after helping one because I [...]
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Top 5 lessons I learned from my Haitian mother
I always complain about how strict my parents were when I was growing up, but I really wouldn’t change a thing. I now feel that the limits worked for me and kept me from doing things I wasn’t ready to do anyway. Obviously since I’m of a different generation than my mother (and my children [...]
