365 Days and no regrets later
A year ago I left behind everything I worked so hard to build. A 6-figure salary. A loving community. A stellar professional reputation. The apartment I’d made a home. The independence. The ‘Rich Tia’ status. That one might hurt the most. Not because of the money. Because the money opened opportunities to share some of…
Why I’ve been MIA…
First Gen Latina Sabbatical Travels #4.5 This blog/substack started as a space to develop my writing voice and dabble in topics that matter to me personally without waiting for approval. Or being afraid to make mistakes. I want it to stay that way. But I haven’t posted the final installment of my First Gen Latina…
Mexico City, mi amor
The first time I visited la Ciudad de México, I was nervous. It was July 2017 and all the news reports and state department advisories stressed extreme caution when traveling to México – of course I worried. It’s a poorly kept secret that drug cartels run big chunks of the country and political corruption has…