March 5 2010
My tío Francisco – a person I’ve never know as my “tío Francisco”, but more commonly known simply as “Pancho” – turned 70-years-old yesterday. He’s the eldest of the five De La Cruz brothers and has one of the heartiest laughs around. His laugh is the signature to his persona. The other characteristic [...]
Feb 14 2010
Strangers enter this booth on a daily basis and I make them feel comfortable about unleashing their most intimate feelings. Today, I was nervous. My parents came in to talk about the first day they met. It was a carniceria in Tijuana. My mom was a cashier and my dad cut meat. My [...]
Feb 7, 2010
My nephew isn’t afraid of the camera. He thrives when I aim the lens at him. Everything he does is followed by an emphatic, “Like this Nino?!” He jumps, attacks, runs, smiles, flips and somersaults whenever possible. He’s a fireball of energy, bursting at the seams and emitting enough warmth for the entire [...]
Feb 5, 2010
My day started with severe grogginess and exhaustion. Five days of workshops, brainstorming, meetings, running, laughing and eating had depleted my energy. Flying from Orlando to Los Angeles with a stop in Charlotte, NC didn’t help. In fact, I was grumpy. Really grumpy. Then we arrived in Los Angeles and thoughts of swaying [...]
I left New York City last week with immense confidence, joy and energy. Joyrides around Manhattan will do that to anyone, que no? Most of you know why I was traveling to the Big Apple, but even I didn’t know my return flight to Mexico City would take a detour to the West Coast after [...]
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