The conversations and time I spent with the women combined with the readings and discussions in class internationalized my scope of the struggles in my own community in Richmond, CA and Senya Beraku, Ghana. From land theft to linguistic discrimination to the systematic creation of interpersonal violence, the women plus the readings showed me that the issues/problems communities face from Richmond to Chicago to Mérida to Senya Beraku are as local as they are global. Still, resiliently, communities engage actively in this struggle to resist these forms of oppression, preserve culture, and take care of their people/children on their own terms. Very inspiring and motivating. Returning home, back to the imperial core that is the U$A, I am looking forward to continuing my now long-distance relationship with the Zarigüeyas and imagining/creating mechanisms for solidarity/relationship/strategy sharing building between my new friends in Yucatán and my family in California or Chicago