My friends and I sat on chairs lined up on one side of the living room at an elder's house in Maubisse, East Timor.
“I call this drink sock juice. Because it...
I touched my swollen ankle. The skin was hot, scaly, and red around the site of a mosquito bite. I chalked it up to a sprain and laced up my shoes. I texted a p...
“Are you sure this is a good idea?” My friend asked.
“They’re supposed to be smarter than dogs. She’s domesticated,” I replied.
The pig looked up at my ou...
Two of my friends clung to the side of the swaying boat. They glued their eyes to the horizon, and commanded their stomachs not to hurl. Meanwhile, I sat at the...
A few months ago, I went on a spontaneous (and hectic) trip to Timor-Leste with a couple of my friends. Truth be told, I probably couldn’t point it out on a bla...
