If there’s one place in Mexico City where vastly different eras seem layered on top of each other, it’s the ancient borough of Coyoacán. The name means “place of the…

Mexico City is a sprawling world of a contrasts. Its population boggles the mind—25 million people and counting live here—yet tiny corner shops and three-table cafés seem tucked into every…

5am came early on the morning of my flight to Mexico City. I wrangled Laverne into her backpack and dragged my suitcases to the rental. The streetlights’ dim glows reflected…

There’s a rumble in the distance. I squint in the sunlight at an airplane pushing through wispy cloud layers, growing in size until it’s directly above me. Engine noise reverberates…

One thing that never gets old about driving around Togo is the sight of a massive vehicle of some sort that has been weighed down with an equally massive load…

Since Togo is a razor-thin country, travelling to the far north takes just as much time as driving a few countries east and west. I had never been all the way…

Radio is also extremely important in Togolese life. It’s the primary way people get their news, from events happening around town to official announcements such as the date schools will…

English education in Togo (and in a lot of places) is primarily focused on memorization and repeating stock phrases back to the teacher. Students write a lot of English but…