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Henrry Lezama

@hlezama

North-American Lit, Children's Lit, Cultural Studies. Drawing. Blogging. English - Español

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Henrry Lezama
@hlezama Jan 18, 2026, 8:25 PM UTC

Starting a New Teaching Gig

Yesterday, I started working at a prívate technical institution a good friend of mine is directing. It had been more than two years since I last taught a face-to-face class (I'd been teaching online…

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Henrry Lezama
@hlezama Jan 16, 2026, 6:42 PM UTC

Haircut and Errands for New Jobs

We woke up today to a radiant dawn which, as it is customary in this town, turned into a rainy morning a few hours later. --- I needed a haircut before I start my teaching gig tomorrow. My wife asked…

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Henrry Lezama
@hlezama Jan 14, 2026, 11:19 PM UTC

Rainy, Busy, Job-Hunting Morning

Since @manujune was diagnosed with lukemia almost two years ago, my wife has not been able to teach. We had a tacit agreement: she would take full time care of her while I worked. We were able to mak…

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Henrry Lezama
@hlezama Jan 13, 2026, 5:18 PM UTC

Economic Indicators Improve, but the Human Rights Violations Continue

Even though I have not been able to go out for 8 days now (partly because of my wife's fear, partly because of a teaching gig offer I got which has kept me busy planning), we have been collecting inf…

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Henrry Lezama
@hlezama Jan 8, 2026, 1:13 AM UTC

The Economic Colapse is Imminent

January 5th: 304 Bs per $ --- January 7th (in the morning): 311 Bs per $ --- Even though the government has met with representatives of the economic sector to avoid speculation and market distortions…

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Henrry Lezama
@hlezama Jan 6, 2026, 10:41 PM UTC

The Mess Continues

This cartoon by Weil summarizes Venezuela's current situations. Last night, at about 8 pm we were startled by gunfire. Seconds later, videos of drones and anti-aircraft fire circulated in social medi…

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Henrry Lezama
@hlezama Jan 4, 2026, 9:05 PM UTC

Let the Chaos Begin

We've been here before, slightly different scenarios, similar challenges for the average citizen. Most challenging issue: food! --- After a quiet uneventful night, we woke up to empty streets, closed…

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Henrry Lezama
@hlezama Jan 3, 2026, 1:57 PM UTC

Venezuela's Longest Sleepless Night

We were awaken at about 2:00 am by the sound of explosions. This night be considered a chronicle of a foretold event. It was meant to happen anytime after so much political and social conflict. Howev…

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Henrry Lezama
@hlezama Jan 2, 2026, 1:49 PM UTC

Family Time at Parque del Este (Francisco de Miranda Park)

Due to financial constraints, we were not able to travel to our hometowns and meet our families for the New Year celebration. We used one of the free entertaintment options we have in Caracas: public…

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Henrry Lezama
@hlezama Jan 1, 2026, 11:05 PM UTC

Happy New Year!🥂

2025 was another conflicting year worldwide. For Venezuelans, 2025 has been added to the infamous two-and-a half-decade gallery of political, economic, and human right violation disasters. We ended u…

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