The nostalgia of migration amid a life stolen in pieces

The nostalgia of migration amid a life stolen in pieces

‘The value of what was taken from us, and continues to be taken, cannot be measured’Originally published on Global VoicesChild playing baseball on Managua's streets, Nicaragua. Photo by Kelvik Pineda, used with his permission. When I was little, I never dreamed of traveling to big, faraway cities. Even when relatives told me what life was like in other countries, I was perfectly happy just escaping the stifling heat of the capital to spend an af…