“Las niñas bonitas se portan bien.” Growing up Latina, I heard this phrase at least once a day if my behavior was deemed “naughty” in any…
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A New Year
As I lay in bed now, trying to think of how to write this post, I decided to read last year’s new year’s post….
A Different Christmas
Growing up in a Latin household, tradition meant celebrating on the 24th (Nochebuena) by eating freshly made tamales, drinking hot ponche, and playing games together….
Valentine, My Valentine
Did you also grow up thinking that chocolates, a card, roses (or any red/pink flowers), a dress, and a candlelit dinner with a special someone…
Love Letters
Adore, beloved, desire, devoted, enamored, infatuate, passion, smitten, swoon. Romance, intimacy, longing, nostalgia. These are all words usually associated with ‘love letters’. When I type…
22-23
A year ago (ok, a year and a day ago to be exact), I was on a flight from Korea to New York. As I…
7 Days, 1 Week
I haven’t written these words anywhere nor announced it, but here goes nothing: I am finally back in America, permanently. I’ve been back for a…
What I’m Thankful For
When I think of this holiday, I usually think of mouthwatering smells, the unmistakable warmth that spreads from the kitchen, the set up of fine…
Baskin Robbins Birthday
Thirty-one. Thirty and one. 31. It’s weird to think that I am definitely a part of this age group, yet it’s quite comfortable. Do I…
Take a Moment For Yourself
“Somewhere Over the Rainbow” gently plays on the speakers of the little cafe I’m sitting in, while the conversation between the owner and her friend…