On the nature of growing up and moving away.

I will be leaving my Xalapeña house in 5 hours to return to Texas. I am confused right now as one part of me is absolutely ecstatic to go home to family and friends and driving on long stretches of Texas highways. The other part of me is sorrowed to leave this country I have … Continue reading Volver

(Tell me, tell me, tell me.) The house is filled with the aroma of beans cooking on the stove top, a rich smell of onions and garlic and something unidentifiable to my American nose. This Friday morning is grey and weepy, and my state of mind reflects those grey clouds that roll on past my … Continue reading Dimmi, Dimmi, Dimmi

A few months back my Facebook news feed was abound with posted commentary about the riots that were widespread in the U.K., mostly expressing satirical condemnation á là Stephen Colbert (“im thinking of flying over there and getting some free shit”)   to thoughtful opinion,“The anger and fear of the disaffected youth is, as you say, … Continue reading Rewriting the Dream

There are few joys more wonderful than satisfying a hungry stomach with good food. On a stomach grumbling for nourishment, the senses come alive with the first bite and with every bite after; that is of course if you don’t overdo it.  But the first bite-and maybe the one or two following- is something special. … Continue reading Break me off a piece of that….

To be human is to move. Life is found in movement, as well as the spaces in between action (non-action), but always there is an impulse to reach further, go a bit farther,and travel beyond those parameters set before you, whether they be  the rules your parents had set for you as a teenager, breaking a federal … Continue reading To Settle in Another