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The Local Voice – Alejandro “Aleks” Leiva

DeAnna English sits down with Alejandro “Aleks” Leiva, Peruvian native, tour guide, translator, and now entrepreneur. DeAnna and Aleks discuss Peru’s tourism industry, the fate of Machu Picchu, and Aleks’s startup.

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A Horribly Wrong Trip

Not all travels are glamorous, fun and fulfilling. Sometimes things just go horribly. Wrong. It was my boyfriend’s birthday earlier in May. I was planning a surprise trip with his friend from the Bay Area. The plan was that he would drive down to Vegas, surprise my boyfriend, we drive up to Great Basin NationalContinue reading “A Horribly Wrong Trip”

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Many outsiders are unaware of what life in China is really like, and some of the lame stereotypes making the rounds are just silly. Expat life there has its perks, and China does many things well. In the wake of anti-Asian sentiment and hateful, ignorant racism, I’d like to chime in and brag on the positives of Chinese society for just a minute. Here is a compilation of what I miss about life in China which has been sitting in my draft folder since September.⠀ “We spent the rest of the evening totally to ourselves taking the most amazing photos during sunset – not a single soul photobombed our tree-hugging moment. After that, we were able to rent bikes and merrily cycle home.” To me, the Khmer people are the heart and utter beauty of Cambodia. And while Phnom Penh might seem dull and boring at first glance, it’s a colourful and culturally abundant place to discover if you have the patience to dig a little deeper.⠀ To all the BFT friends online and around the world. You shouldn’t judge India solely on its ugly sides, but purposefully choosing to only see the beauty is ignorant. It’s a balancing act to understand a country – to both love it and to see its flaws plainly – and I’m still learning every day.⠀ Lockdown in France was a little too much wine, sleepless nights, and a sci-fi-like world outside. But it was also easy laughter with a new family, hours spent on Facetime, and learning to appreciate the tiny joys of everyday life.⠀ “All the natives had a rosy tinge to their cheeks. It was perhaps the climate that gave them this colour, because on my second day there, I started to develop this tinge on my cheeks as well. I felt ignorant and guilty. I had accidentally become one of the worst kinds of tourists – the unknowing tourist who feeds into illegal businesses and dooming children with their Western naïveté. The exact kind I’d so carefully avoided and arrogantly thought myself above.⠀ “India’s beauty had dulled a bit.⠀ “Peruvian people are seen as very welcoming and very warm people. And we are like that – that’s certainly in our blood – seriously, we are very warm people, especially with people who don’t speak the language. Among ourselves, if I come here and I don’t know the area and I still speak Spanish, there are people who would be hospitable – like if I’m lost and I need assistance. But Peruvians are way more hospitable and welcoming when people don’t speak the language or when they don’t belong to the area. That’s just a part of us.” "Do not stop thinking of life as an adventure. You have no security unless you can live bravely, excitingly, imaginatively, unless you can choose a challenge instead of a competence." We all know that Copenhagen is a cool city to visit – Nyhavn, the freetown of Christiania, the little mermaid etc. etc. But if you want to discover the “real” Denmark – and possibly avoid hoards of tourists – the rest of the country has an abundance of places to explore and fall in love with. As a proud Dane, born and raised in the countryside of this tiny Scandinavian country, here’s my top 5 things to do in Denmark besides visiting Copenhagen.⠀