Derek Phifer

My second year in Spain is coming to a close. Life in Spain has led me to reflect upon how different my life is now than it was back in America. As a native New Yorker, I grew up in the proverbial concrete jungle. New York can be a magical place where anything is possible, …

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Traveling While Black What’s it like traveling while Black? Well, the last five years have been eye-opening, to say the least. I went from being the only African-American teacher in a Jewish school in Brooklyn to exploring Asia to teaching English in Spain. There have been some remarkable and life-altering experiences along the way. For …

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