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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

When I opened the email and I read congratulations I asked myself “for what?”, until I remembered that I had submitted Aventura, Amor y...

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...

What strange times we are living in, global pandemic, social revolution, what else does 2020 have for us? It almost feels taboo to even...

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

Today I had a great conversation with friend about the characteristics that we inherit from our parents immigration journey. I talk about...

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...

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...

I have spent a couple of months living in Mexico reveling in every aspect of the experience. Learning how to cook, listening to family...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

“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...

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...

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...

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...

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...