Chapters 13, 14, 57

While reading through Chapter 13, the author talks about how the eastern countries view western fast food. There are various perspectives on it, with the older individuals seeing it as "non-filling", and the younger people going there on their trips to and from school, businesses, etc. and view them as snacks. It's strange to see this because in media, I've constantly seen the notion that western food portions, even just as a single hamburger and fries, is way too much for just one person to eat normally. Seeing this different view on burgers being a "quintessential snack" is very interesting. I like the fact that the people use these fast foods as ways of hanging out with others, being the "cool spot to be."

The next chapter discusses "Mirafloreños," migrants from Miraflores, and how they've lived in the past, and how they live in their new areas, particularly the greater Boston metro area. During the 1970s, the "Miraflores Development Committee" began meeting. The later part of the chapter discusses the MDC more thoroughly, discussing its feats, one major one being the ability to demand healthcare when the government was unable to provide it. The MDC had also created several smaller branch committees, including sports, education and health. The fact that this group had done so much while being completely independent, not even as an NGO, is jarring.

Chapter 57 goes over