Arriving
ARRIVING AND DEPARTING FROM MANILA by Monica Graz 1. ARRIVING IN MANILA PART 1 When I stepped out of the plane I was taken aback by the humid heat and a strong, nearly intoxicating smell, a mixture of tropical flowers and kerosene fuel. For a moment I thought I was back in my Julia days remembering my visit to Central America a couple of years ago when I was researching for my PhD the slave trade at that part of the world in 18th and 19th century. Same feeling of heat, humidity...