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a fat sol-shiner

A Fat Sol-Shiner My mom, who has dedicated her entire life to teaching children (mother, teacher, school principal) sent me an email with only the following comment: “They`re getting to you, aren`t they? The kids.”…

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where’s my double?

Where´s My Double? Date: 12/10/01 Time: 8:30 a.m. Place: Zone 6. Guatemala City Scene: Sol scrunched against window in a Chicken Bus Status of Bus: Standing Room Only (Is it EVER anything else?) State of…

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el campo

El Campo aka “The Playground” Case of insomnia? Dr. Sol says, once a day, take 200 attention deprived kids and apply eight hours of airplane-riding, tickle-torturing, teeter-tottering, under-dogging, cart-wheeling, follow-the-leadering, futbol-playing, jungle-gyming, tag-chasing, food-distributing, discipline-giving,…

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so a guy walks into a bar…

So a Guy Walks into a Bar… …in Guatemala, sits down and orders a drink. Someone hands him a picture. The picture is of a girl… a girl *one of his bar-mates tells him* that…

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finding safe passage

While I don´t believe in fate, I also don`t believe in coincidences. And yesterday was poetic proof that “when you really want something, the entire universe conspires to help you achieve it.” Yesterday morning, I…

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sol vs the sick

***** My salsa teacher stopped by my house yesterday to pass along the message that he has a terrible “gripe” (cold) and will have to cancel our dance lessons this week. *rubs suspiciously sore neck…

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juan pedro the creep

***** Two days ago, Juan Pedro CLEARY violated our agreement by inviting his friends over to our apartment. Not only that, but one particularly obnoxious friend had the nerve to use my shower. With no…

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