âIt wasn't how I imagined it,â Lopez said in Spanish during an interview at his father's house. âYou leave with the impression of how things were when you left. And you see everything's different.â
Annika Hom is a Contributor at National Geographic. She is an award-winning journalist focused on inequality and health, with additional work exploring themes related to animals and animal care. Annika's writing has been featured in Mission Local, SF, National Geographic, WIRED, Haitian Times, and MIT Technology Review.









