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On Tuesday my Interpreting students at University brought to class, as practice material, an interview with the star of Breaking Bad. The text contained the question: What would you do if you had a year to live? It was funny, at the time, to think that it’s just one year since Benita, my German mom, left

Poverty anywhere is poverty everywhere.* Why is that? Why are other people’s problems my problems? Are we all together in this? How can we be together in this if I don’t know who they are, why are we here? If I can’t feel them as I can feel my body. Do my toenails know about

Pobreza en cualquier parte es pobreza en todas partes.* ¿Por qué? ¿Por qué son los problemas de otros mis problemas? ¿Estamos juntos en esto? ¿Cómo podemos estar juntos en esto si no sé quiénes son, por qué estamos aquí? No puedo sentirles como siento mi cuerpo. ¿Saben mis uñas de los pies sobre mi pelo?