The Door
This essay from a pet's point of view, reflects on a 1950s door as the center of its daily routine, a source of heartbreak when their adoptive parents leave for work and sheer joy when they return home.
bonjour! hola! · mabuhay!
je suis
soy lexi!
8
years in publishing
10+
years as print journalist.
10
years as nursing assistant
journalist
web designer
certified nursing assistant
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Work History
I left a modest publishing career in the Philippines where I worked as proofreader, copyeditor, and research manager for different publishing entities before Saipan beckoned, where I worked as a journalist full time. Then I found myself warming up to the healthcare industry as I transitioned into becoming a nursing assistant. And the adventure continues.
selected
clippings Newsroom pages, features and investigative work from Saipan and Guam.
clippings Newsroom pages, features and investigative work from Saipan and Guam.
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Skills
clinical skills
Ten years of hands-on patient care as a nursing assistant, grounded in empathy and steady hands.
writing & editing
Two decades of reporting, proofreading, and copyediting across print newsrooms and publishers.
web design
Building clean, personal sites and layouts that tell a clear story, like this one.
content strategy
Shaping a publication's voice, from research and structure to the final published page.
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Latest
Dispatches
When Hornbostel Became an Accidental Midwife
An island crossing has a way of staying with a person, especially when it takes two days longer than planned. Decades before Freedom Air or Star Marianas offered a smooth trip between the islands, the voyage felt like a life-or-death gamble, negotiating rough seas and unexpected drama en route.
When Life Gives You Calamansi
A reflective personal essay that uses the Korean drama When Life Gives You Tangerines and the sour Filipino calamansi to explore pivoting from newsroom journalism to caregiving, navigating accumulated grief, and finding resilience, purpose, and renewal after personal loss.
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