Recorrimos el país en coche en dos días y dos noches. Desde Homestead, Florida, hasta Oakland, California. Recuerdo haber admirado la cordillera de California desde el asiento del copiloto. Estaba asombrada; me recordaban a las montañas que dejé en Guatemala. Aunque California se parecía más a mi hogar, sentía que las montañas acabarían aplastándome. Mi […]
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Cut off from work and school by COVID, I rebuilt my life in California
We drove across the country in two days and two nights. From Homestead, Florida to Oakland, California. I remember taking in California’s mountain range from the passenger seat. I was amazed; they reminded me of the mountains I left in Guatemala. Although California looked more like home, I felt like the mountains would eventually crush me. […]