T. René Rodríguez Kirkpatrick, Author at Caracas Chronicles

T. René Rodríguez Kirkpatrick

T. René Rodriguez Kirkpatrick is half American and half Peruvian. He arrived in Venezuela in 1978 and is a proud graduate of la Simón. In 1990, he married his college classmate a few weeks after graduation and returned to the US to live the American middle class life. He lives in Atlanta.

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Hawking Balloons in Lima: Venezuela’s Most Promising Youth Persevere Abroad

According to official figures, over 100,000 Venezuelans have made it to Peru. On the streets of the Peruvian capital, Venezuelan street vendors have hope, desire to work and degrees.

T. René Rodríguez Kirkpatrick February 10, 2018

My Kingdom for a Passport!

Nothing binds the Venezuelan diaspora together as closely as the Kafkian ordeal that is getting a passport abroad. Here's my family's tale of SAIME woe.

T. René Rodríguez Kirkpatrick April 25, 2016

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