Is an Ancestry DNA kit worth it? Yes, it absolutely is. To be transparent, this post is NOT sponsored by Ancestry and is based purely on my personal experiences with the incredible information this online database provided about my family history. While developing the early research for this blog, I dusted off a gift […]
In a previous post, I mentioned the author Laura Davila and I wanted to talk a bit more about her work as she really helped to springboard me into this journey. As a proud academic (i.e., a nerd) and highly distractible being, I’ve performed hours of research for the two different fantasy worlds I’m building
A basket of steaming chips sat in the middle of our table. My family and I hungrily reached for the fresh crispy chips, leading the warm, salted triangles into our mouths, and down into our grumbling bellies. Meeting over margaritas and Mexican food is a sacred practice for my family. Nearly all of our family
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Sitting at a round table in a street side cafe, I asked my best friend over our coffees, “Did your grandma ever knock eggs on your or you sister’s heads?” My bestie took a sip of her steaming tea, considered the question a moment before saying, “Yeah, yeah she did.” I’ve personally never
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If you are thinking to yourself, “…So what is a bruja?” You are not alone. To answer simply, it means “witch.” But there’s so much more to the term than that. It’s a fascinating word and world with many meanings and we’re going to just barely skim the surface of those meanings now.
“My abuelita thought I was possessed,” one of the students in my 9th/10th grade English class declared. “She used to crack eggs on my head while saying prayers in Spanish. At least, I think that’s what she was doing.” I looked up from the stack of papers I was grading and said, “I know what that is.”
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