Empowering through Heritage and Language
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and The Coca-Cola Company. All opinions are mine alone. #LayerOnLove #CollectiveBias My abuela used to say: “The more you give, the more you get.” This sweet grandma of mine raised her four boys during the dictatorship in Ecuador. Although it was a difficult time for the[Read More…]
Lil’Libros did it again! I’m super, super excited about this new bilingual children’s book about Selena! What a fun way to introduce Selena’s life, music and legacy to our children. A post shared by Lil’ Libros® (@lil_libros) on Apr 16, 2018 at 9:02am PDT My children have already been introduced to her songs. (They are catchy,[Read More…]
I received product and compensation from Mead Johnson Nutrition to create this post written by me. All experiences and opinions expressed in this post are my own and not those of Mead Johnson Nutrition. You can contact Mead Johnson Nutrition with product related questions or comments toll free at 1-888-777-3395. Sammy is my last baby.[Read More…]
Disclosure: This post is sponsored by Nestlé. All opinions and content are my own. #JuntosConNestle We are in the most wonderful time of the year and… the busiest one, too! It’s not even December and my inbox is getting bombarded with holiday invitations from the kid’s school, work, and even from my Zumba class!!! As[Read More…]
I can’t remember my life without flan. It was the dessert that my mother often made at home. The caramel aroma always transports me to the peaceful and happy days of my childhood. And I can’t remember a Christmas or a birthday celebration without having flan on the menu. Although we would have different options for[Read More…]
The other day I bought some Catrina-shaped band-aids at my local grocery store. When my kids found out about them, it seemed to me that they were having “boo-boos” every five minutes. Needless to say, the Catrina band-aids only lasted a few days! I like Catrinas, however, you should know that it was not always like[Read More…]
This post is sponsored by the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. All opinions and content are my own. Did you know that is National Pork Month? “Porktober” is designated to acknowledge America’s pig farming and to bring awareness of the importance of their hard work. I am lucky to live in an area that[Read More…]
Every time I walk in the diaper aisle at the grocery store, I can’t help it to smile and remember the time when I had little babes with me. It’s so crazy that my youngest child is a preschooler now! It’s even crazier that the days of diapers, strollers and bibs are gone. Many of[Read More…]
We are officially in my favorite season of the year! The gradual change of the color of the leaves is a process that fills my soul with reverence for life. Because Ecuador lies directly on the Equator, we don’t experience fall season (darn you Equator line!). However, Day of the Dead flavors and traditions always brought[Read More…]
Disclosure: This shop about best bucket-list road trips in North Carolina has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #CambialoConQS #CollectiveBias A few weeks ago, my mom came to visit me in North Carolina! We have always met somewhere else so I was ecstatic to finally be able to[Read More…]
