Articles & Essays
I’ve published more than 300 short pieces in national and local newspapers, magazines and online outlets, among them: Village Voice, Miami Herald, MSNBC.com, Huffington Post, Miami New Times, Porthole, Florida Trend and Florida History & the Arts.
Since 2008 I’ve been blogging at An American in Lima. I write about everything from kids dying in the Andes to meeting boy matadors in the local park to why Americans are fatter than Peruvians. In the last year or so, I’ve widened my scope from expat concerns to social justice issues, and this shift has brought my work a wider online readership via National Geographic Traveler, Huffington Post, Global Voices Online, NOW Public, Amazon Cares and the monthly roundup, Just Posts for a Just World, which named me a Best of 2009 finalist.
Opinion Pieces & Essays
Deadly Negligence — Peru’s Red Cross & Cold Deaths in Andes
More than 500 children in the Andes died of extreme cold last winter, but the Peruvian Red Cross refuses to ask for much-needed international aid (An American in Lima)Opinion Pieces & Essays
Confessions of a Redhead in the Callejón
Bullfighting is gory, morbid & frequently tedious. So why did I want to jump in the Acho bullring last November? Huffington Post, Feb. 23, 2010Articles
Escaping the U.S. Credit Nightmare
It took moving to a developing country for me to tune out the American mantra of "Spend, spend, spend" (Miami Herald, Oct. 12, 2008)Opinion Pieces & Essays
The Heart Is a Muscle
I used to think France was the most food-obsessed nation on earth. Then I moved to Peru. (An American in Lima, Sept. 8, 2009)Articles
Battle Over the Bulls
In recent years, bullfighting in Peru has been attacked by activists who call it "cruel and barbaric." So why is it becoming more popular? (Miami Herald, Nov. 21, 2008)Opinion Pieces & Essays
Archbishop of Cusco to Evict More Restaurants
After booting out a historic coffee house for a high-rent Starbucks, the $-hungry archbishop of Cusco is targeting more local eateries (Finalist, 2009 Just Post for a Just World)Opinion Pieces & Essays
The Sport of Dog Poisoning in Peru
When our Labrador was poisoned in a neighborhood park, I learned how common this practice is in Peru--and how little is being done to stop itArticles
