“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…
Tag: personal thoughts
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….
Más Viejo, Más Joven
“Estoy más viejo” “No papaíto, usted está más joven.” Translation: “I am more old.“ “No grandpa, you are more young.” These were the words that…
Two
Though Opal and Orchids’ birthday is on May 29th, I want to dedicate a few minutes to acknowledge this blog’s second birthday before the month…
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…