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Hugo

By Lulu on June 21, 2011

Random airport happenstance is how I ended up eating Chipotle at IAD with Hugo, a thirty-nine year old El Salvadoran. Hugo was en route to Houston to visit his dad for Father’s Day, but a missed flight left him on standby for my 8:30 plane. Turns out Hugo has a pretty amazing story. One with [...]

Posted in profiles | Tagged El Salvador, immigrants, South America, travel | Leave a response

Sur de america, espero que vuelva pronto

By Lulu on June 19, 2011

What a trip! Some high (and low) lights: By the numbers Cities visited: 5 (Lima — Arequipa — Cuzco — Bogotá — Medellín) Flights taken: 9 Hours spent on buses: 46 Absurdly early mornings: 4 Wild Rover wristbands: 4 Drinks ordered at Wild Rover bars: 0 Unexpected delays: 3 Culprit 1: weather Culprit 2: canceled [...]

Posted in slices of life | Tagged Columbia, culture, Peru, South America, Spanish, travel | Leave a response

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