Water and Fire and Water // Spring Break Pt. 3
After hiring a guide, we started to walk through the grounds at Chichén Itzá. It is shocking and gorgeous. Some mixture of my nostalgia for
Hosteltality // Spring Break Pt. 2
Our hostel, La Casa de Paco, turned out to be a fantastic find. Paco and his wife Elena run the family operation, and Elena had just recentl
Stopping to Savor // Spring Break Pt. I
The exquisite meal invited such attention that other things kind of fell into the background. Savoring demanded attention more than time did
Things Forgotten
In elementary school, I was the kind of kid that would open a new textbook and flip all the way to the end. I wanted to start off the...
Apple Phones and Oranges
It's Advent, often translated as "frantic pre-Christmas season." I've been on the lookout for Christmas presents for months now, being...
All the Ways Home
I have always loved Thanksgiving. When I was a kid living in Mexico, I'd write a Thanksgiving day play to be performed in front of the...
Six Hundred Hellos
Before I was born, my mom tells me, my grandparents worried about my parents' name choice. Grandpa was sure that everyone would call me...
Love and Hospitality
My great-grandmother was a lovely woman. She had a warm but distinguished Louisianan accent, and even at age 90, she had incredibly long,...
