The Library

By: Gabriela Yareliz Few places held the magic of a library for me when I was a kid. It’s still a revered temple for the mind. A sacred space. The library, for me, was a place of safety inside of new school after new school. I sought it out, no matter how small. In SouthContinue reading “The Library”

The Libraries

[Image via The University of Cambridge] Thinking of autumn reminds me of wandering libraries. I have wandered many. There was the large one in Gainesville with all of the movie/DVD shelves. I would browse, waiting for my computer ticket number to come up so I could check my email at one of their computers. ThereContinue reading “The Libraries”

American Wealth: Education

By: Gabriela Yareliz I remember walking down the halls at school, that particular smell of school filling the air. The walls that are half concrete brick, covered in that glossy white paint. The lockers. Learning about sewing machines in Home Economics and eating lunch on the bleachers outside. The ever-changing bulletin boards. The noisy cafeteriaContinue reading “American Wealth: Education”