Gia Santos
Bio
Bilingual writer, editor & creator
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Stories (7/0)
The end of times mirage
The end of times mirage of a once free nation I was running so fast in ashes falling from the sky... I didn’t realize it then I had dropped my heart-shaped locket necklace. It was a gift from my grandmother passed down to her by her mother, my great grandmother. I stopped for a moment to observe what was happening around me as everything seemed to collapse and explode at once
By Gia Santos3 years ago in Fiction
The unsolved mystery of the Chupacabra
Lately, I’ve been listening to true crime and unsolved mystery podcasts during work and even when I can’t sleep. I’ve listened to solved and unsolved murders from my favorite podcasters “crime junkies” to unsolved mysteries by Ashley flowers podcaster parcast network two of which I highly recommend listening to
By Gia Santos3 years ago in Horror
The Euro-Latin Fusion You Didn’t Know You Needed
What happens when you fuse European roots with Latin music... an explosion of diversity and talent known as ANJEZA! Albanian artists are recognized internationally which has been a tremendous influence in the entertainment industry for a long time... artists such as (Jim Belushi, Dua Lipa, Rita Ora, Gashi, Action Bronson, and even actors Al Pacino, and Roberto De Niro. Did you know they too had an Albanian origin? but have you ever heard ANJEZA -Albanian multilingual singer that found a part of her identity in the passionate and powerful world of Latin American Music
By Gia Santos3 years ago in Beat
A glass of Merlot and a sailing challenge
It all began with an invitation to do a road trip along the east coast of the United States. When we finally met in person we didn’t expect our existing work friendship to spark an automatic connection. He poured me a glass of Obscura Merlot while we talked about life and then... the challenge had begun. He suggested getting on the road in search of the perfect sailboat to purchase and sail along the East coast of the United States
By Gia Santos3 years ago in Wander
First date sailing challenge
It all began with an invitation to do a road trip along the east coast of the United States. When we finally met in person we didn’t expect our existing work friendship to spark an automatic connection. He poured me a glass of Obscura Merlot while we talked about life and a challenge begin... getting on the road in search of the perfect sailboat to purchase and sail along the East coast of the United States
By Gia Santos3 years ago in Wander
Volunteering at the border before Trump’s family separation policy
It was 2018 when I was asked to help with an asylum case for an anti human trafficking organization Abolish Slavery Coalition. I volunteered on both sides of the border, between San Diego California, and Tijuana Mexico. The volunteer work as a victim advocate, and bilingual translator was to help a father who had petitioned for asylum at the border after risking his life to testify against a corrupt leader involved in organized crime who had exploited his daughters, he was separated from his family at the border at a time when family separation had yet to make the headlines and well before Trumps family separation policy was in full effect.
By Gia Santos3 years ago in The Swamp