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Escaping the Easy Gringa Stereotype in Ecuador
Having been in Ecuador for 10 months now I have discovered a few Gringa stereotypes: 1) Gringa girls are easy. 2) “You must have a boyfriend!”
The Backpacker Hierarchy and Discontent in Cairns
Apparently, according to the Cairns, Australia, I’m not very interesting – if you base “interesting” only on whether you’re willing to go out to bars and clubs every night of the week and stumble in wasted no earlier than 4am
Surviving the South African Social Scene
It’s a Friday night in Grahamstown. You’re at Friar Tucks, the popular nightclub/bar. Locnville’s “6 Second Poison” blares from the speakers. Lights flash before your eyes. Broken glass surrounds your feet. You’re caught between mobs of people on the dance floor, and your clothes reek of beer and smoke. You push your way through the crowd, trying to get a drink. You head in the direction of the bar, where there’s a girl, smoking a cigarette and sipping a Savanna Light or Hunter’s Dry Cider
Cherry Blossoms in Tokyo
In Tokyo, it’s sakura season! Bursts of pink and white are softening the city’s hard edges and obscuring the dismal architecture – even the drabbest apartment building looks positively cheery with a cherry tree out front in full bloom.
