“I want to get out of here. I want to leave this country as
soon as possible and never come back.” The text from my friend Luis surprised
me. A lawyer by training, he got his masters in urban planning from an elite
Manhattan university, and had returned to Venezuela full of hope. He was hired
by a local NGO working on poverty abatement issues. But now, he’s fed up.
“Nothing works. There are lines to buy everything. Prices have gone through the
roof. You can’t go out at night for fear of getting shot. If you want to get
married, finding a place to live is impossible. The country has become
unlivable.” More...
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