Pa las Cool Tias

I've been thinking (and writing) about how important the weird tias in our lives are. The ones that don't settle. The ones that listen to music not on the radio....

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Five quick things.

1. My Tia's, my grandfather, my Tio Ruben- they were all teachers in Mexico. I experienced a different education when I spent Summers there in elementary and middle school. It...

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Missing My Viejitas Today

What I wouldn't give to have the consejos of my Tia Mari right this minute. What I wouldn't give to hear my Guelita Petra's giggle, her dirty jokes. To feel her...

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solita cruises part 1. (south side san anto, i luv you)

third day in a row cruising my hood in my cute ass yellow bike. basket y todo, of course. today, i went right when i normally go left. I saw...

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Comadres make my world go round/The Art of Comadriando

I'm back at Fair Trade Cafe in Phoenix, enjoying a salad, an iced tea, and an amazing 90's playlist, before the last leg of my trip to LA. There's been...

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Never apologize for selfies. #frida

So this was cool for me to wake up and see... I recently realized I stopped taking selfies (and pics of myself in general). I like being behind the lens...

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Tejas to Cali: words and thoughts vol. 1

So I have around 13 blog post drafts that I never completed... no se por que, I have like a fear of hitting publish for no reason at all. With...

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