Just received the highest honor in journalism. Taxi Driver: You see they bombed all those boats? Me: Yea it’s terrible, war crimes Taxi: We’re at war and the pelucones (the rich) don’t care…I only know because there’s a girl who writes at a gringo newspaper…esté Dropé Esité something like that. She was recently on a radio show I like. She said all these things I hadn’t heard before. Anyways, súper pilas la pelada (super smart girl). She mostly writes in English but if you can read English you should check her out. I lived in Queens for 10 years so I can read English. I forget her name but the newspaper is called Dropé Esite and they’re my favorite newspaper now. Got out the taxi and immediately started crying. Everyone knows taxi drivers are the true media critics so I’m counting this as my first award 🙂‍↕️ I’ve gotten death threats before I’ve even gotten my first official job in this industry. The financial precarity of being a freelancer has meant restructuring a bit of my life. My family’s terrified because the last journalist in our family was literally actually tortured by the CIA and sent to prison. My friends are annoyed that I choose all nighters writing over nights out with them. So, I really needed this validation lol. If it makes my paisanos feel seen then that’s what I wanna do for the rest of my life 🥹 Shout out to Dropé Esité News 😎