Invisible lines: What’s it really like on the U.S.-Mexico border?
This article recounts my experience at the U.S.-Mexico border on my last trip to El Paso, Texas. The first time that I visited El Paso,...
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Lacey Ramirez
Jun 18, 20185 min read
Vines, wine, and family time: How my love for the drink took root
When most Southern Illinoisan kids hit age 21, we transition into adulthood with momentous ritual celebration. Our rites of passage into...
Lacey Ramirez
Apr 18, 20183 min read
Adventures in Austrian Wine-land
Once upon a time, on a late-March morning, I awoke with heavy lids in an enchanting farmhouse in the midst of sunny Austrian forests and...
Lacey Ramirez
Jan 16, 20183 min read
Cooking lessons in Mexico: Sugar
My love affair with spice began a new and sizzling chapter when I visited Mexico for New Year’s Eve. However, I cannot deny my feelings...
Lacey Ramirez
Jan 10, 20183 min read
Cooking lessons in Mexico: Spice
In many places that I travel, I find myself failing to fit in as a fair-featured and free-spirited foreigner. Mexico was no exception to...
Lacey Ramirez
Oct 8, 20172 min read
Headspace
Out of principle, my life choices are motivated by passion. I operate to the tune of my heart, constantly chasing opportunities with...
Lacey Ramirez
Aug 6, 20172 min read
Beauty in Bagan: Sunrise Runs in Pagoda Land
In a word, Bagan was awakening. A four-day escape to this haven of central Myanmar was nowhere near enough. I could have endlessly...
Lacey Ramirez
Jun 14, 20174 min read
I know why the caged bird sings: Broken ribs, breaking free
Yangon is a place of a multitude of paradoxes and surprises. It’s firey hot, but drowned like a sleeping cat in the cool downpour of...
Lacey Ramirez
Jun 2, 20174 min read
Sugar and spice make everything nice: Sensations of Bangkok
Solo traveling in Bangkok, Thailand felt like diving headfirst into a dream. Aside from the sheer thrill of it all – having abruptly...
Lacey Ramirez
Mar 22, 20174 min read
Lessons learned from Spanish coffee: Sipping strategies to achieve your dreams
Coffee is a divine liquid that has inspired centuries of enlightened thinking and social change. It drives our current society, filling...
Lacey Ramirez
Feb 27, 20175 min read
Why not try tea-traveling?
My English roots made tea a staple sight in my childhood. Yet tea for me was not an early love affair. Instead, I vividly remember...
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