I am an American living in Costa Rica and my Spanish skills are best described as “emerging”. One day in the supermarket, I had my usual lively exchange with the butcher, in Spanglish-centered charades, and then moved on to another aisle of the supermarket. Then a man came up behind me and said: “I like […]
I had a stroke. I am a healthy 47-year-old with no prior history and no warning signs and I likely escaped permanent brain damage at the 11th hour when I was administered anti-ischemic medications after my husband drove an hour to the nearest hospital that could help me. It was terrifying. It continues to be […]
If you put a lobster in a pot with tepid water and gradually increase temperature, the lobster will be lulled into a sense of security and not realize it is slowly being suffocated to death. Abusive relationships are a lot like that. I am now coming to terms with the realization that I spent over […]
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