The southernmost borderlands of west Texas, between the Big Bend State and National Parks, look almost uninhabitable from 5,000 feet in the air. The green life of the cacti are swallowed by the harsh brown and yellow landscape of the Chihuahuan Desert.
In this place, small communities of weather-worn Texans and their Mexican counterparts have carved [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Conversations’
Immigration, as seen from Southwest Texas
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Conversations, Immigration on March 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Wandering Europe Talking to People
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Conversations, Study Abroad on April 25, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Work, then God, he said. Then family and friends. Because if you do not work, you do not eat. If you do not eat, you die, and then you cannot pray.
A few weeks ago I found myself the sole patron at a cafe in Rome. The server was standing next to me drying clean wine [...]
