Because sometimes the only person that can make you laugh and smile is yourself…

So I just got back from my city league basketball game and I always get reminded of how crudely honest or blunt coaches are with their players. I can never take my coach serious when he turns to me and yells, “Hijo de la chingada! Pasa el pinche balón pendejo! Chingada Madre!”. I’m not even gonna translate that. Even [...] Continue Reading…

There are many stereotypes about Mexicans, but this one is so ridiculous that it’s actually funny. Clever play on words. Who knows, there actually may be a basketball league out there with this name

Race, ethnicity and identity in the US is so entrenched in the culture that it is difficult not to think about the political term “minority”. Everywhere you go, people are talking about it, it’s on the news, you can feel it and smell it in the air. As much as it can cause fights between two or more different [...] Continue Reading…

To the motherland. Not the mother of motherlands (Africa), but the wonderful port of Manzanillo, Colima (México). The sailfish capital of the world! I’m going to limit my description of Manzanillo in this post because you will come to learn much about it through the many posts that are yet to come. If you’re ancy pancy to know, google [...] Continue Reading…

I remember the first time I was asked to self-critique and identify my biggest weakness. It didn’t take long to realize that it was “perfectionist”. By no means do I consider myself perfect nor have I ever created, said or done anything “perfect” (though I did come close once during a 3rd grade coloring contest when I managed to [...] Continue Reading…