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By Jorge Rodriguez , Isabella Rolz June 28, 2022 Greta Thunberg’s impact on environmental activism caught the attention of world leaders, including Donald Trump, back in 2018. Thunberg, who is known for her direct and unapologetic style, was 15 when she first stepped into the spotlight. Since then, she has had a heavy hand in shaping the next generation of climate activists, inspiring thousands of members of Generation Z, also known as zoomers, to joinContinue reading “Hope Always Comes From the People’: Gen Z’s New Language of Resistance”

“Pese a que el feminismo se ha conformado gradualmente para modificar la perspectiva patriarcal imperante en el país, aún es una palabra que genera falsos prejuicios y estereotipos sociales. La gente parece creer que el feminismo sólo busca la superioridad de la mujer y es por eso de que lo ven de forma negativa. Cuando en realidad, es un movimiento que busca la equidad de género”. OPINIÓN ISABELLA ROLZ. Periodista bilingüeContinue reading “La otra epidemia de Guatemala: la dura realidad de ser mujer”

Los hispanos representan el 23,7% de los casos de covid en el país. Apenas el 10,6% recibió una dosis de la vacuna. Los motivos. Una mujer latina durante un testeo de covid en Los Ángeles. Foto: EFE A medida que la Delta y otras variantes más transmisibles se extienden por los Estados Unidos, la población no vacunada sigue corriendo un mayor riesgo de infectarse, enfermarse gravemente, o morir. Y la comunidad latina parece estar primeraContinue reading “Pandemia
“Desinformados y desconfiados”: los latinos en Estados Unidos sin vacuna y presa del covid”

Los visitantes extranjeros han prácticamente desaparecido en este país centroamericano durante la pandemia. Si bien la propagación de variantes como ómicron podrían demorar la recuperación del turismo, el sector mantiene la esperanza de un mejor escenario en 2022. POR::ISABELLA ROLZPUBLICADO 2 ENE 2022 – 12:43 PM EST | ACTUALIZADO 4 ENE 2022 – 08:59 AM EST Jesús Yat, un guía turístico de Guatemala que ha dedicado la mayor parte de suContinue reading “Guatemala lucha por recuperar a los turistas internacionales alejados por la pandemia”

Texto: Isabella Rolz Noelle Borders tenía 8 años cuando la imagen de su mama, cubierta de polvo, dio la vuelta al mundo. Marcy Borders murió en 2015 por un cáncer provocado por las toxinas que aspiró durante el derrumbe. Isabella Rolz Actualizado al 10/09/2021 10:47 Noelle Borders (28) recuerda claramente los atentados del 11 de septiembre de 2001, un día de pánico e incertidumbre para ella y el resto de su familia. EsContinue reading “La dama del polvo: “Mi madre era mucho más que esa foto que la volvió inmortal””

11th September 2001: a fateful morning that took the lives of 3,000 Americans and people from other nationalities. Terror, violence, and panic were present across New York City. For first care responders who moved quickly, provided services to save as many lives as possible and put their own lives at risk, the years after brought consequences, including severe trauma, pain, depression, and anxiety.  Thomas Demaria, a psychiatrist from New York City, has specialised in treating firefighters, police officers, andContinue reading “New York City Psychiatrist Helps First Care Responders Since 9/11 Attacks”

General Advocacy On a cold Sunday, I met 32-year-old Anthony Johnson who has been wandering the streets of the Bronx for more than seven years. He told me has no home or family and has lived in multiple shelters, none of which have helped him recover from his devastating reality: heroin and cocaine addiction. A former pickpocket, Johnson now sells recyclables to homeless people, to pay for the drugs he takesContinue reading “Innovative Solutions Are Needed To Tackle The American Opioid Crisis”

Traditional Swords: Toledo, Spain @2022 Isabella Rolz It was a sunny yet cold morning in the ancient town of Toledo, Spain. I could feel the tourists’ happiness wandering the narrow and colorful streets, delighted to explore a place that offers such a historical and archeological uniqueness. For no other reason, it is referred to as “The City of the Three Cultures,” where Christians, Muslims, and Jews left their mark and legacy in one area.Continue reading “Toledo: The World’s Finest Swords”

By Isabella Rolz , Jorge Rodriguez June 6, 2022 For centuries, parrots of the family Psittacidae of Central America have been considered excellent pets, either because of their color, ability to speak, or easy adaptation to domestic life. But this has led to a lucrative illicit trade in the birds, particularly scarlet macaws and yellow-naped parrots. To make matters worse, when these species are transported from the area whey they are stolen to the selling locations, anContinue reading “In Central America, Local Communities Help Parrot Species Avoid Extinction”

Words byIsabella Rolz Poor farmers in Guatemala eat little but maize. A first step out of malnutrition is a new seed bred to yield the vitamins and minerals they need Steep slopes, sweltering weather, poverty and malnutrition: this is Camotán, a town in south-eastern Guatemala, home to the brothers Luis and Antonio Mejía. They have no monetary income: they live off the maize they harvest. Both are married fathers of youngContinue reading “How a new seed gives Guatemalans a way out of hunger and bad health”

By Isabella Rolz November 11, 2018 at 9:00 a.m. EST Anais Garcia, 21, anxiously stares at the menu of a Bob Evans restaurant in Baltimore. Her dark brown eyes gravitate toward the Fit and Healthy section, which lists calories per meal. She takes a long time figuring out what to order and decides to go with her “safe meal,” a small stack of pancakes, with no butter, reduced-calorie syrup, a small bowlContinue reading “A ballet of ‘living hell’: Ex-dancer recounts her battle with anorexia”

Havens for adventure travel such as Costa Rica and Guatemala have struggled to bring tourists back By Isabella Rolz and  Giulia Cecilia Morpurgo January 25, 2022 at 8:00 a.m. EST YAXHÁ NATIONAL PARK, Guatemala — As the cloudless sky turned orange on an October evening, tourists admired the spectacle from Structure 216, the highest pyramid in the Mayan archaeological site of Yaxhá here. The only sounds to be heard were the noise ofContinue reading “Adventure awaits in Central America. Now it just needs tourists to return.”