It Took Me Ten Years To Get My College Degree

It took me ten years to complete my bachelor’s degree.

When I moved to the U.S., it only took me four years, from 2016 to 2020, to complete my associate’s degree and my Bachelor of Fine Arts.

But it took me almost ten years to get here, from my high school graduation in December 2009 to my college graduation (without commencement) in 2020. The long-winded path included working, exploring different career options, getting married, and moving to another country to chase a dream.

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Going home: Costa Rica

It had been three years since I last had a sip of coffee in Costa Rica or felt the Caribbean sand and water underneath my feet. Three years since I saw my friends and family. It was time to go back home. Two years ago, Costa Rica held its presidential election. In the U.S., news about the army-free Central American country came in batches of negativity. The stories I heard were of a divided Costa Rica, torn apart by politics and religion. Deep inside, I feared to find my country transformed into a different place.

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Dare to Swim and Post?

Swimming suit photos were pretty fun when I was a kid. That was before they became known as the art of strategic tucking in, pushing out and angling the body. One of my fondest memories wearing a swimming-suit happened when I was eight. My mom was pregnant with my sister Angie and she wanted a photographic record of her ready-to-pop belly.

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How much do we change as we get older?

Do you ever fantasize about what you will be like as an "adult"? Perhaps by 30 you will learn how to take care of plants and cook sushi rice. Maybe by 40 you will be the president or congress woman who is changing the world. Today is my birthday, and the celebration usually comes hand-in-hand with

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Is Print Dead?

I’ve found myself caressing the paper of the book I am reading, inhaling the “new book” smell right off the inked pages. Maybe I am weird. Maybe there is a market for aromatized Kindles, but there is something about print that I do not get online

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