Cereal on El Chepe
Unlike having my hair wind-tousled, riding El Chepe (the last passenger train in Mexico) through the Copper Canyon was absolutely the stuff
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
Sliding Down Volcanoes, and Crying My Way Up
In sixth grade, I decided that I wanted to play tennis. I have never been athletically inclined, and my preteen years were no exception....
Butterfly Skies and the Moments In Between
Photo credit: Marielle PG This past month has been filled with all sorts of moments. To those of you who read my blog regularly and know...
Mahogany on the Sidewalk
My second car was a blue Chevy Cobalt. Her name was Madame. I was a nervous mess during the days that I spent looking for a new vehicle...
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...
Magic Towns, Enchanted Moments
"Beauty stirs us from our habitual forgetfulness of the wonder of being" — My notes from David Bentley Hart's speech, "Beauty, the First...
Belonging, Taxco, and Celebrating the Dead
This past week, Mexico was overflowing with purples, oranges, and blues; candles, sweet breads, and calaveritas. November 2nd is Dia de...
