Thoughts, Reflections, and Experiences

I am nothing and no one else I am the possibility of everything... -Víctor Hernández Cruz

"You just remember to keep writing, Esperanza. You must keep writing. It will keep you free..." -The House on Mango Street

Read more about some pretty legit Ecuadorian women:  8 Ecuadorian Women to Celebrate During Women's History Month Reading this makes me very proud to be Ecuadorian. I realize the difficulties that are being faced in my country right now. The earthquakes have been so devastating. They have not only taken the lives of many, but are also costing my country millions of dollars to rebuild what was lost. I pray God would bring generous givers and help things to run smoothly and quickly in the stages of repair. I'm grateful I come from a history of strong women. Women who changed the world and made a mark in history. I pray I, too, can be such a woman.

We are now a few days into Hispanic Heritage Month! Yay! A chance to celebrate my people. (: My desire for this season of life, along with learning more about myself, is to create more. I want to dance more, play more, and write more. I recently got a free piano, not in the greatest shape, but at least it plays. My fingers and heart love the feel of the keys. And my desire is to write at least once a week during this month. (: Until soon...

"The daughter claimed she'd been taught that a writer needs quiet, privacy, and long stretches of solitude to think. The father decided too much college and too many gringo friends had ruined her. In a way he was right. In a way she was right. When she thinks to herself in her father's language, she knows sons and daughters don't leave their parents' house until they marry. When she thinks in English, she knows she should've been on her own since eighteen." -The House on Mango Street   Sandra Cisneros I am so excited to re-read this book. I think back to the first time I read it. I was assigned to read it for my middle school Spanish class. Since I was a native Spanish-speaker, I was given "harder" assignments than my classmates, which included reading this book in Spanish. What young teenage me didn't know at the time was how much I would grow in between that first time I was made to read it and now when I oh so long to read i...