August 13, 2015
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MA DUKES
Happy birthday, Ma Dukes aka Carol Gittler aka my mom! (Seen with my dad, below.) When I started the first version of a blog in…
July 30, 2015
A LETTER TO THE CONTEXTOS’ TEAM
Mi querido equipo, I write with a heavy heart. I returned to the States on Sunday evening, eager to be with my family, eager for…
July 27, 2015
COMING BACK TO EL SALVADOR
I’ve been six weeks away. Chicago through Salt Lake City to Los Angeles to Chicago to DC to NY to Nicaragua. I had plenty to…
July 22, 2015
POEMA DE CARLOS RECINOS, ANDOVER BREAD LOAF.
Escribí este poema durante mi participación en Andover Bread Loaf en Massachusetts. Para mí ha sido una experiencia enriquecedora, llena de mucha conciencia, escritura y…
July 14, 2015
THE ACT OF WRITING
«The act of writing is more powerful than people think…» Quote by Jordan Peterson, the department of psychology at the University of Toronto, as quoted…
June 18, 2015
BACK IN EL SALVADOR
Después de 10 días en Los Angeles y Chicago me siento lista y feliz de estar en la oficina. Los highlights y aprendizaje del viaje…
May 28, 2015
THE TRUTH WILL MAKE YOU GIDDY!
I learned a new word today: “oenegeando” from the noun oenege. Pronounced in English Oh-Eh-Neh-Heh. Or in other words, the written form of ONG, which…
May 26, 2015
CÓLERA
Compartimos un artículo del blog ¿Y ahora? de Jennifer Coreas. Para leer el artículo y visitar el blog de Jennifer puede hacer clic en este enlace. …
May 25, 2015
ROMERO AS A BEACON
I´ve spent the last couple weeks trying to think of «Something Important to Say» taking advantage of the beatification of Romero to bring attention to…
May 4, 2015
CONTEXTOS’ LITTLE FREE LIBRARY… (SIGH)
A few weeks ago, the Chicago Tribune highlighted the presence of Little Free Libraries in Chicago neighborhoods. Little Free Library (LFL) is a global grassroot movement that encourages people…
April 24, 2015
FROM BOOKS TO SAINTHOOD: APRIL 23-MAY 23 CONTEXTOS’ IS TELLING THE OTHER SIDE OF THE STORY
From books to Sainthood: April 23-May 23 ConTextos’ is telling The Other Side of the Story Yesterday, April 23, was World Book Day, also known as…
April 16, 2015
DEBBIE’S LESS DOWN…?
As soon as I sent off my “woe-is-El-Salvador” blog yesterday, I got this email: And I replied: Let’s talk tomorrow morning or Friday? I’m feeling…