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Memoir piece

Dear Younger Self

Fernanda Mamani is a Peruvian marketing professional who has worked in the financial services, news media, and entertainment industries. Her passion for performing arts, and her endless curiosity for new cultures motivated her to learn English at 12 years old without knowing that this would open doors to new opportunities and adventures in NYC and the world. Dear younger self, You need to relax. Your muscles are too tight for a fourteen year old kid. To be totally candid, your...

Culture & events / Features & analyses

“Home is Home”

Written by Khatia Mikadze “Homesickness is like any sickness, it will pass.” Or so says a pastor to a young immigrant woman from Ireland in Brooklyn, a newly released romantic drama based on Colm Tóibín’s novel that’s directed by John Crowley. It tells the story of a young girl who immigrates from a small Irish town to New York City in the 1950s and settles in Brooklyn, a hub for Irish immigrants at the time. The main character, Eilis Lacey,...