Author: Jefmat
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Traditions, Superstitions, and some other Delusions

It’s travel time. You pack your suitcase, grab the passport, and head to the airport. The moment you reach your destination, you’re a new you, fresh and alive and ready to take in the place that surrounds you. It might be a new city, a country you’ve never seen before,…
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MAMBO and the French Artist in a Rainy Bogotá

Feeling energized after the sangría we shared, Aurélie and I walked under the rain at a hurried pace as I realized I had become a sort of tour guide for her in Bogotá. I met Aurélie three days before that tempestuous rain. We had booked the same pub crawl that…
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The Birthday Thing

Late March, 2020. I’m turning 28. I’m alone in my room, eating a cake that leaves a bittersweet taste. My birthday is one of my favorite dates in the calendar, but as I finish the cookies-and-cream cake, I realize I can’t remember what I did in previous years to celebrate.…