Thoughts, Reflections, and Experiences

Mimi was born in Chicago, IL to Ecuadorian parents. She grew up as (what Mimi finds fits her most) a "1.75" generation Hispanic-American. This blog is aimed at sharing with you the thoughts, reflections, and experiences of Mimi's life in the U.S.

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November 09, 2016

More on this tomorrow...rather, later today. It's 2:30am and time for bed.

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Excited to see this!!

December 16, 2016

15 Latino Documentaries You Should Steam on Netflix Maybe I can post reviews if I watch any of these!

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Memory

May 04, 2014

As I listen to song and start texting, the voice-to-text button gets accidentally pressed and my first thought is, "will it pick up the lyrics?" At that moment, I think about the enthusiasm with which my father once held up his phone next to my car's speakers. We were trying to figure out what the song on the radio was called, so that we could listen to it later, and I thought we would just wait until the radio host announced it, but nope-- he wanted to show off his cool, new phone app. This app that could tell you what song you were listening to after hearing a few seconds of it. He looked like a little kid with a new toy; it was precious. ...And the moment is gone as I press "cancel." Te extraño, pa.