Different Flags by Eugenia Renskoff

Different Flags, a book by Eugenia Renskoff, tells the story of 26-year-old Ani. Ani leaves her comfortable but stifling life in San Francisco to travel to Argentina to comfort her widowed Aunt Esther. Once back in her native country, Ani must face her unexpected feelings of love for Padre Luis, her aunt's young and handsome parish priest. Different Flags is a study of Ani's inner conflict.

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I am a writer, translator and teacher of Spanish and English to foreign students. I have been writing since I was six. I love to express myself through words. I have also traveled widely.

Friday, August 29, 2008

Discriminated

September 2, 1987: They laughed at me! A couple of stupid teenage girls asked me where a street was, I told them, and they they startedlaughing at me. It's the way I speak Spanish--likea foreigner just off the boat, though not quite likea personactually born in the US. It made meso angry!

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Wednesday, August 27, 2008

Face

August 29, 1987: My Tia's face reflects how unhappy she is. I have afeeling she doesn't care anymore and there is nothing more I can do or say. San Vicente is gone. We can't go back to it, just like my uncle can't come back to life. And Luiswill not love me. It all addsup for us, but more especially for her.

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Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Unemployment

August 24, 1987: There isa lot ofunemployment here in Buenos Aires and it's affecting me. I have almost no students in spite of my perfect English. My Tia must not know. She hasenough to worry about already.

Tuesday, August 12, 2008

Changes

August 12, 1987: Even for me, now change is difficult. After all this time away from San Francisco, from the old life, in times of weakness I think back. It's as if I wanted it to return. But it never will. My feelings for Luis--they matter. They matter to me. But that's still not enough. He is the reason why I feel the things I do/did. Without him, there is boredm. A great big boring space.

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Sunday, August 03, 2008

August Cold

ugust 4,1987: What will happen to my Tia this cold, harsh winter in Buenos Aires? She's beginning to feel sad and uncomfortable and heating the apt. is a problem.