Diary in Exile

A Emergency Room Visit Last Year in the United States Cost Me $15,000. In Mexico Today, An ER Visit Cost Me $24. Here's What It Was Like.

While I offer all my news writing, investigative journalism and news analysis for free, I am paywalling my new “Diary in Exile” personal essays about…

Jul 2 • Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez

What Do You Mean I Can't Find a Breakfast Burrito in Mexico?

On the embarrassing realization that my favorite "Mexican" breakfast food is actually a United States invention, and discovering the next best thing…

Jun 30 • Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez

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