The word “feminism” is used more loudly here than in the U.S.. You can see little purple stop signs that say “Stop Violencia de Género” everywhere. In my school’s library there is a black sign saying “Non son o teu dono” (I’m not quite sure what this means, is it saying the very bare-minimum message … Continue reading Hopeful Warm Salad

This week was the first that I’d heard of the undeserved death of a lecturer at my university that happened over ten years ago now. The reporting on it was extensive, but as all these articles were so focused on the spectacle of his death and the university’s response, I could not actually find anything … Continue reading Light-and-Easy Caldo Verde

Last week time shifted again. It was like slow motion. It was not the second week of post-daylight-savings in Europe, nor was it the fourth week of post-daylight-savings in the U.S., nor still was it the start of the sixteenth month of 2020. Instead, we were transported back to 2008, to the golden days of … Continue reading Keith-As-Mother-Mary Pimientos de Padrón