Monthly Archives: February 2010
Walking Among the Dead at Woodlawn
Text: Julie Schwietert Collazo Photos: Francisco Collazo and Julie Schwietert Collazo ** We’ve visited many cemeteries while traveling: the Petit Family Cemetery on the land where I grew up in South Carolina, where the graves of slaves are indicated with simple rocks. Cementerio Colon in Havana, Cuba, where the sister of Francisco’s son is buried. … Continue reading
Overlooked Places in New York: Theodore Roosevelt’s Home
Text: Julie Schwietert Collazo Photos: Francisco Collazo ** It’s hard to believe if you’re not a New Yorker, but after you’ve lived here a while, this city starts to seem small. There’s always something to do, but the city is compact enough to feel like you know every one of its corners. And then you … Continue reading
Saturday Brunch: Chilaquiles Verdes
Text: Julie Schwietert Collazo Photos: As indicated ** After spending the morning finishing up a 1,500 word essay on living in Mexico City, I was hungry and only one dish would satisfy me: chilaquiles. The Masa AssAssin Among the joys of Mexican food–and there are so many: the full color spectrum on your plate; the … Continue reading
Visiting Rose Hill Plantation
Text: Julie Schwietert Collazo Photos: Francisco Collazo ** “I was in the fifth grade the first time I visited a prison,” I told a friend recently. “Are you kidding? Why?” * In addition to a prison (including an “opportunity” to sit in the state’s electric chair), I’d visited any number of plantations by the time … Continue reading