It's my last week in Puebla, Mexico, and I don't do well with endings/goodbyes, so this might feel a little emotionless. I'll start...

Ashlyn and I took a quick long weekend trip to Cuetzalan, a pueblo mágico in la Sierra Norte de Puebla a month ago (yikes, I'm bad about...

The few days before Lent begins is when Mexico celebrates Carnaval, a grand old party where people dress up like Europeans (mocking...

Warning, you're entering a danger zone! Just kidding. teehee A month ago, my Puebla pal Anna and I took a long weekend trip to Real del...

I've been pretty busy with a lot of good things lately... which is great! But, I have fallen behind on blogposting. Mea culpa. I will be...

I'm so, so grateful for these past five months in Mexico. I wanted this scholarship so much and I wouldn't go back and change a thing...

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! I know the holiday season is over, but I couldn't let January go by without posting about my first...

I spent the week of December 12th with my two Fulbrighter friends, Caroline and Ashly, in Oaxaca de Juarez, south of Puebla. I had the...

I made the difficult decision to stay put in Puebla for the holidays this year. I won't lie, it hasn't been easy knowing I won't be with...

The girls and I traveled a few weeks ago to the pueblo mágico Chignahuapan, in upper Puebla state, known for its aguas termales...

On Sunday, November 27th, I had the honor and privilege of getting to accomplish one of my biggest life goals: seeing Our Lady of...

At least two or three times, I have been on a really, really crowded bus on my way to or from work. People are sitting and standing, and...

So based on my students' ofrendas, and suggestions from other Mexicans, my roommate Ashlyn and I made our own ofrenda. Notice the pan de...

On Monday I had the precious opportunity to visit my students' ofrendas at UPAM. I learned so, so much about the holiday and its...

La Malinche is located between the states of Tlaxcala and Puebla and measures 4.420 meters tall. It's actually a volcano, but don't...

In our very own city of Puebla there is an incredible art museum with FREE entry! Many, many nativity scenes, that I love, of course! And...

Atlixco is not too far from Puebla City and for Day of the Dead, it is decked out! Pictured below l-r: cempasuchil flowers, a statue of...

Food, of course La Flama Especial (three kinds of meat, cheese, peppers and onions) Tacos, and more tacos Choo chooooo! Salsa! A bougie...

Pictured l-r: a cool quote, a passage about animals, the old sun calendar, a combination of Catholic and indigenous culture, and an...

My roommate Ashlyn and I have begun taking zumba classes at a local studio (which is strategically located above a taco joint) a couple...