It's in the Buenos Días...
Over the last couple of months I’ve had the desire to slow down and disconnect. I’ve been flying back and forth, enjoying my travels to...
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- Apr 10, 2022
- 2 min
¿Que tu quiere Mi Amor?
You would think I heard this question from someone I know and loved, but no— this came from the wonderful lady at the cash register at a...
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- Mar 14, 2022
- 3 min
The Whole World Comes to Playa
Let me tell you about my first weekend in Playa del Carmen. Según yo, iba a salir a algo tranqui. I was meeting some new friends at a...
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- Feb 22, 2022
- 10 min
'Til Death Do Us Part— A Love Story from the Other Side of the Border
It was Monday morning, 8:24am. I had just finished my team check in over Zoom when I saw a call from my dad. Immediately I knew it was...
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- Aug 28, 2020
- 7 min
What My Abuelo’s Taught Me About Love
The last time I was living in Mexico I remember seeing how my abuelo would take care of my abuela. I saw this 92 year old Mexican man who...
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- Aug 17, 2020
- 1 min
I’m an Award Winning Author?!
When I opened the email and I read congratulations I asked myself “for what?”, until I remembered that I had submitted Aventura, Amor y...
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- Aug 10, 2020
- 6 min
The Reality of a 14 Day Quarantine Alone, in the Rancho, with No Wi-Fi
I am one of those people who wears rose colored glasses the majority of the time. I like to see the beauty and the love in everything and...
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- Aug 10, 2020
- 3 min
I’m Back in the Motherland!
What strange times we are living in, global pandemic, social revolution, what else does 2020 have for us? It almost feels taboo to even...
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- May 29, 2020
- 5 min
Black Lives Need to Matter to Latinos
There are so many ways in which Latinos have privilege, but we have to acknowledge it and use it to unite in the fight against injustice and
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- Apr 16, 2020
- 3 min
First-Generation vs. Intergenerational
Today I had a great conversation with friend about the characteristics that we inherit from our parents immigration journey. I talk about...
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- Feb 14, 2020
- 2 min
Por Mi Amor a México
Muchos conocen el sentido de regresar a casa, de que alguien te reciba con las manos abiertas, que te den la bienvenida, te sirvan una...
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- Feb 7, 2019
- 5 min
El Quehacer y La Visita
Growing up as kids in a Mexican household there is probably one thing we all have in common “El Quehacer”. Most of us have shared...
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- Dec 7, 2018
- 6 min
Mourning The Loss of My Mexico
I have spent a couple of months living in Mexico reveling in every aspect of the experience. Learning how to cook, listening to family...
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- Nov 2, 2018
- 9 min
Día de Los Muertos
This long awaited day had been an adventure in itself, beginning with Halloween. I was off to Morelia to pick up the rental I had...
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- Oct 21, 2018
- 4 min
Diego Huerta Masterclass
It wasn’t until Tuesday that I could go to Zacapu, the closest city to the rancho, and make the payment for the class. I went around and...
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- Oct 17, 2018
- 3 min
Kickin’ It With Teenagers
Since my family left back to the U.S. I’ve been spending most of my free time with the only people with no other responsibilities, you...
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- Oct 10, 2018
- 4 min
Into the Wild- Life in the Rancho
I knew coming in that living in the rancho was going to be a challenge. Ever since I could remember the mosquitos have always feasted on...
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- Oct 8, 2018
- 2 min
Moments I Will Treasure Forever
It’s been three weeks now but it finally hit me this morning- living in the rancho just got real. Which made me start thinking, about...
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- Oct 6, 2018
- 3 min
Morelia
Every now and again you have to splurge, given how far the dollar takes you in Mexico. It was a three hour bus ride through the pueblos...
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- Sep 25, 2018
- 3 min
"Come Bien" in Abuela's Kitchen
“Hija, sirvete un poquito mas. Come bien!” is something that I hear after every meal when I finish what is on my plate. If only my abuela...
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- Sep 23, 2018
- 3 min
Getting Comfortable with the Uncomfortable
It’s interesting to look back at the last year and see how things have shaped you in preparation for what’s happening now. My current...
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- Sep 20, 2018
- 5 min
Everyone in México is an Entrepreneur!
Part of my daily routine has become to cut up some fruit and have my abuelos eat a snack in between meals. Today I cut up a mango and...
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- Sep 18, 2018
- 3 min
Coco Planted the Seed
If I really start to think about when the idea to move to México came about, I would have to say the seed was planted when I saw the...
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- Sep 17, 2018
- 2 min
Los Cariños de Mi Apá
I was sitting in the couch across from my abuela and my dad as we were all just passing the day. From what I remember abuela was talking...
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