Lissie Albornoz

  • People often imagine migration as a fresh start, a courageous leap into a better life. For those who choose to move, perhaps that is true. But for millions of Venezuelans—including me—migration was not a choice. It was a matter of survival. And surviving an experience you did not choose transforms you in ways that remain…

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  • Migrar no es empezar de cero. Migrar es atravesar una ruptura profunda que transforma la identidad, reconfigura el cuerpo y moldea la mente en silencio. A diez años de haber tenido que emigrar, finalmente pude nombrar algo que había vivido sin comprender: yo migré con trauma. Viví una década con trauma sin saberlo. Y como…

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  • Most people think bar prep is about studying eight hours a day. But anyone who has lived through it or, like me, has spent months researching it, obsessing over it, talking to other students, and designing a plan –knows the truth: Bar prep is an ecosystem. A living, breathing system of structures, habits, and conditions…

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