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finding your voice: my life as an at-home ESL tutor
lee la versión en español written by sharon burnsedited by sarina e. guerra I didn’t set out to be a tutor. Actually, when my husband first suggested I apply to be one at Imperial Valley College, I wasn’t all that excited. I’d tried tutoring once back when I was in college, and—well—it didn’t exactly go…
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invisible illness in IV ignored: surviving, graduating, & job hunting
written by jessica kenagyedited by sarina e. guerra My name is Jessica, and I’m a 29 year-old resident from Brawley. My story is a testimony to the harsh reality that chronic illness here in the Imperial Valley is simply not taken seriously. I have had an undiagnosed, assumedly idiopathic chronic illness since my freshman year of…
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on dating latinas, hipsters in the hood, & what makes us different: wasapwu comedy kills at la fonda bar & grill
‼️ Warning: This content contains profanity. Viewer discretion is advised. ‼️ written by justin orsinoedited by sarina e. guerra Truth be told, I’m just not built for texting. Emotionally and spiritually. It’s not that I don’t know what to say, it’s that I never actually respond. I’ll see a message, think ‘I should open that,’…
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IV pickleball association: where camaraderie meets cardio
submitted by janet stillsedited by justin orsino & sarina e. guerra My name is Janet Stills and I have lived in Brawley my entire life, excluding the four years I spent away while attending San Diego State University. I am 63 years young, and retired from a wonderful teaching career of 37 years in 2022.…
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for the love of pickleball
submitted by bradley scheffleredited by sarina e. guerra & justin orsino My pickleball adventure began in late 2019, on the tennis courts of Southwest High School in El Centro, not too long before Covid entered the picture. While playing tennis with some of my friends, I noticed a small group of people of all ages…
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chronicles of a fieldworker: my first live concert was unforgettable
submitted by julio bracamonte jr., former fieldworkeredited by justin orsino & sarina e. guerra My name is Julio Bracamonte Jr. and I’d like to tell you about an experience I had in the 1960s during the Cesar Chavez march era. I started working in the fields picking and packing grapes in 1963 at the age…
