After I’d learned how to prep rice before cooking, Elvia gave me a bundle to take home. I promptly handed it off to my eight-year-old best friend to guard; I was on my way to the river for the last time, with my teenaged students. They wanted to take a group picture in the daylight;…… Continue reading Arroz Nuevo: Part 2
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Arroz Nuevo: Part 1
Venga aquí, said Elvia, waving me over to where she worked, smashing the cáscaras off of grains of rice. She and I are the same age (twenty-two) and share a passion for teaching. She studied education in a university in David, Panama and is preparing for her own classroom of primary school children come next semester. These past…… Continue reading Arroz Nuevo: Part 1
