peregrine ['perəgrən]
coming from another country; wandering, traveling, or migrating
Encontré a mi tía Chelita en el jardín de su casa viendo el atardecer sentada en la mecedora, aferrada todavía a su café matutino. Sus momentos de lucidez cada vez son menos, no siempre se acuerda de mí, no siempre es capaz de entablar una conversación.
from “Los amantes de Chelita” by Patricia Bañuelos
I found my Aunt Chelita in her garden, seated in her rocking chair and watching dusk fall, and still clutching her cup of morning coffee. Her moments of lucidity were fewer and fewer, she did not always remember me, she was not always capable of starting a conversation.
El licor de anís me recuerda invariablemente a las hermanas Delfino. Ellas nos lo servían en unas copitas elegantes a mi prima y a mí cuando, de niñas, las visitábamos.
from “Los huesitos de mamá” by Rita Wirkala
The flavor of anise always reminds me of the Delfino sisters. They used to serve my cousin and me Pernod in elegant little cordial glasses every time we visited when we were kids.
Era la época de lluvias en Chiapas y la estrecha carretera obligaba a manejar despacio y con cuidado. Siempre a la espera de algún derrumbe escondiéndose tras la siguiente curva. Yo manejaba con la ventana abierta, con el aire fresco golpeándome la cara, y dándome una excusa para tener los ojos húmedos, llenos de lágrimas nunca derramadas.
from "Nos quedan horas de camino" by Ivan Fernando González
It was the rainy season in Chiapas and the narrow road made driving slow and cautious. There was always the chance of a landslide just around the corner. I was driving with the window down, the cool air hitting me in the face, which gave me an excuse for having watery eyes. Up to now, I'd held back my tears.
