Andrea Orellana

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The Horrors Of Retail

They say that the time you spend in college molds the person you become as a full-fledged adult. What they never say is where...

The Real Housewives Of The Bourgeoisie

In 2006, some network executives declared that desperately rich “housewives” were entertaining enough to put on TV and damn, did they stumble onto something....

Chasing The Pursuit Of Knowledge

When I was younger, I wanted to be a psychologist. I thought ink blots looked funny and I enjoyed the idea of hearing what...

The Celebrating Of Hyphen-Americans

Not unlike Jason Bourne, America is having an identity crisis. We don’t know who we are as individuals unless our titles as citizens are modified...

Ask Andrea

Granddaughter Crisis Dear Andrea, I am a grandmother, 59 years old, and an MDC student. In 2009 my older son was killed and he left a...

Short Like Me

Whenever bullying comes up, I think about how genuinely lucky I feel to have dodged, somehow, the childhood horror of being pushed around. The only...

Ask Andrea

Not So Casual Dear Andrea, I had casual sex for the first time recently. I always knew I didn't believe in it. My parents always taught...