Moments in the wilderness: becoming a Filipino American writer.

From: MELUS | Date: March 22, 2004| Author: Gotera, Vincente F. | Copyright information

I knew I was in trouble then. When I saw snow flurries streaming over the sand dune next to the highway. I was in the freaking Utah desert (well, "freezing" more than "freaking") in my little sky-blue Karmann Ghia. The sun had just about finished setting. Something like three hours to midnight. Probably 30 degrees outside. And surely wind chill too, with me in cut-off jeans and a T-shirt. I mean, really--the Utah desert in mid--May wouldn't you think 80 or 90 degrees?

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