http://diegofv.com/blog Just about life Tue, 02 Jun 2009 15:19:23 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en En la imágen, "bum-proof bus bench", como puede verse en el libro City of Quartz de Mike Davis; un banco en Los Angeles a prueba de vagabundos trasnochando. http://diegofv.com/blog/?p=14 http://diegofv.com/blog/?p=12 Algo que suele llamar la atención a los foráneos es el hecho de que en los EE UU un blanco…. es blanco. Ahora bien, si uno de sus abuelos era negro, pasa a ser afro-americano. Con un retorcimiento maligno de neuronas uno tal vez se puede figurar la ... http://diegofv.com/blog/?p=13 This is Daniya with me, after a great dinner at the Utsav, the Indian restaurant near Times Square. She brought me a wonderful, handmade cotton qameez from Pakistan; a true piece of design. ...and yes I know, I was so smiley my teeth almost fell down to the ground. But, ... http://diegofv.com/blog/?p=11 This week in the subway a short man came into the wagon talking in a barely understandable speech (Bronx, I guess). As many people begging in big cities he was explaining his situation. But what really touches me this time was the pride he displayed, showing his ‘homeless’ ID. He was ... http://diegofv.com/blog/?p=10 Hello all! After years of suffering I finally managed to came to the States. This is me, in the picture, at Columbia University in the very first day. Now I'm with the mid-term papers, almost 100ºF outside -God bless the Air Conditioning. In the cooler we trust- I'll try to post as ... http://diegofv.com/blog/?p=8 Increible pero cierto: a) ¡Por fin está funcionando mi blog! b) ¡He colado un busto de Lenin por la aduana norteamericana! Por si preguntaban quién era tenía pensado contestar "Miguel Rios". Sí, sí, ya se, arriesgando a acabar en Guantánamo. Pero no pasa nada; durante la primera semana en la Universidad no paraban ... http://diegofv.com/blog/?p=7