From Harvard to the “Other” Border (and Back)
The azure waters of the Florida Straits gently rocked the 26-foot-long US Coast Guard interceptor. My shipmate and I, sweating through our navy blue coveralls and bulletproof vests…
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Country: Mexico
Hybridge Education
For as long as I can remember, I have always wanted to be a teacher. The notion that I would be responsible for capturing and engaging the attention of a classroom of teenagers…
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What is The Middle Class in Mexico?
English + Español
“El Santuario”—the sanctuary—is an exclusive residential gated community in the town of San Pedro Garza García in northern Mexico. Tucked into the hills, the neighborhood is home to mansions worth…
COVID-19 IMPACT ON THE MIDDLE CLASS IN MEXICO
English + Español
I’m from the state of Puebla, a medium-sized city in central Mexico. Over the past two years, I’ve observed as at least one out of every ten local residents has fallen from the middle class into poverty…
Gender, Grief and Forced Disappearance
English + Español
As a student of international development, I’ve been trained to understand gender as one of the many factors that often leads to hard struggle. In my studies of poverty, hunger, war and…