Lissie Albornoz

January 26, 2026

After the Dream: A Quiet Lesson in Timing

I’m somewhere in the middle of bar prep as I write this—not at the beginning, not at the end. Just in the thick of it. The kind of place where effort is constant, time feels tight, and certainty is hard to come by. It’s a demanding process in every sense—mental, emotional, physical—and lately it’s been…

When Life Is on Hold: Waiting for an Asylum Decision

In recent days, new government policies have paused asylum decisions, leaving many people waiting without timelines, explanations, or clarity. Much of the conversation around these policies focuses on numbers, backlogs, or politics. Far less is said about what this waiting actually does to the people living inside it. Waiting for an asylum decision is not…

Cuando la vida queda en pausa: esperar una decisión de asilo

En los últimos días, nuevas políticas gubernamentales han pausado las decisiones de asilo, dejando a muchas personas esperando sin plazos, sin explicaciones y sin claridad. Gran parte de la conversación pública se centra en políticas, cifras o retrasos administrativos. Poco se habla de lo que esta espera significa para quienes la viven. Esperar una decisión…