The Barracks by the Lemon Tree
Set against a vegetable farm in 2004, a newly arrived journalist reflects on the disorientation of leaving Manila behind and the sudden warmth of finding a second family in the employee barracks of San Vicente.
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.
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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
Home by Lunch
A tender look at an unpretentious childhood, the village that raised it, and the long, graceful shadow of a mother’s sacrifice.
The Borrowed Name
Growing up, I thought our family name was just a clerical error—until a sudden room full of angry relatives taught me what it actually took to survive.
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