The power of strong friendships
There are many special people in my life, and they each deserve their own centerpiece. The friends and family I have made along the way, living abroad in Uruguay, exchanging travel stories, languages, foods, and cultures with people from all over the world, not just South America, are people with whom I will share the rest of my life. Today I’d like to spotlight one bright node in my mycelial network of human connection, someone whose name you will certainly know someday.
Luna Tobon is the author of Diaspora Diaries on Substack and if you spend some time with her writing you would assume she has been writing professionally for 40 years. Her work is expertly crafted and deeply moving, telling human stories. Her spoken word performances are theatrical and cathartic and, having been present for the recording of at least one I can say, genuinely magical and emotionally powerful.
This young woman, my friend and chosen sister, is 20 years old, at time of writing. When I see her work, her life, her accomplishments, and her drive, I know that she is already famous in the future. It’s a done deal, the world just has to catch up to what she’s doing. You will know her face, you will know her name, and you will love her work.
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