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

This will be my shortest post ever. The video is self explanatory (in Spanish). For all of mi gente who call themselves Mexican, it’s food for thought. I know Cinco de Mayo is tomorrow, and more of a reason to reflect on how you not only portray yourself, but potentially perpetuate a mentality that is hurting the community as [...] Continue Reading…

First of all, it’s pretty amazing that the First-Lady of the United States always dominates global media attention over all the other first-ladies around the world. Why? Who knows, but I can tell you one big reason why Michelle Obama brought sexy back into the white house–Latino fashion designers.
Secondly, for some reason, the older women get, the shorter their [...] Continue Reading…

So it’s been about a week since my grandmas and family left and the whole time I was indulging in great leftover cooking. Well, today I finally went back to cooking on my own and just witnessed the aftermath of all that cooking. I’ll put it this way, I don’t think even reconstructive surgery will save one of my [...] Continue Reading…

I have concluded that Mexico sets its citizens up for inefficiency, late payments, and debt. First of all, your common consumer will not have a bank account for many reasons (see my previous post about banks). Secondly, without a bank account, chances are that you will not have a credit card. Without a credit card, you cannot make payments [...] Continue Reading…

Tomorrow is “May Day” and millions of people will hit the streets to advocate for immigration and legislation reform. If you’re reading this, chances are that you advocate for some kind of reform. Hopefully, a reform that will provide a legalization path for those that have proven to contribute positively to American society. Either way, that’s what’s great about [...] Continue Reading…

To all my friends back in the US who think they have to deal with difficult tellers and horrible customer service, just remember, it could always be worse.

Opening a bank account when I first moved to Mexico was a pain in the culo to say the least. I remember going from bank to bank figuring out which one would [...] Continue Reading…

So I had completely forgotten that an aunt of mine works for a Colima local newspaper and this morning she sent me one of their reporter’s findings on the cleanliness (or lack there of) of the water containers of the water bottling company Santorini.
How the word got out about this situation arose from several complaints made to the Santorini [...] Continue Reading…