Frida's cafe

Change can be a bitch sometimes especially if it’s a change you didn’t see coming. The last 5 months have been quite interesting for me and will continue to be this way for a very long time. Life always has a way of reminding us “according to plan” will not always be the rule. You…

It is simple; maybe “he’s just not that into you.” A bit hard to swallow but could definitely be the issue. We try and try to make excuses, “why he didn’t call?” “Why he is too busy?” “Why he is not ready?” or “its too soon.” At the end of the day the hardest answer…

It was my sophomore year at Southwest Texas, now Texas State, in San Marcos when I woke up to get ready for my first class and saw my roommates gathered in the living room in front of the TV. At first, I thought it was a movie but then realized it was live TV. Smoke…

En algunas relaciones así suele pasar y en este preciso orden. Primero viene el sexo delicioso, refrescante, excitante, de momento, sin pensar, apasionado, curioso, nuevo, pícaro y todas esas otras formas imposibles de describir con palabras. No hablo de noviazgos largos ni relaciones establecidas, hablo de momentos, instantes cuando nuestro instinto nosgana, sentimos, hacemos y…

Creer en el amor se vuelve un poco difícil cuando te han quebrado el corazón varias veces. Difícil cuando te dejan vacío, ahogado en dolor, decepción y rabia. Difícil cuando te das cuenta que el amor que tu sentías nunca se comparo con el que sintieron por ti y que viviste en una fantasía pasajera.…

¡Como mi Madre no hay ninguna! Dora Estela nació en el Salvador un 20 de Agosto hace no se cuantos años. ¡Bueno si se, pero si lo digo me mata! A los 9 mi madre se gradúo de nina para ser adulta y comenzó a trabajar en las algodoneras o campos de cosecha de algodón.…

Today was our last day at San Diego for two of us and the goodbye was as warm as the welcome. The last ten days were very busy and rewarding. Our group was able to distribute supplies to all 5 schools in the district, installed a water tank and bookshelves in San Diego. Amigos 4…

I was looking through my photos today and caught myself smiling. I’ve taken more than 600 photos in the last 3 days and kids are smiling in almost all of them.  They look so happy. It is contagious and it forces a smile out of you. I forgot about what I was worrying about the…

Life has a sneaky way of doing things. It can surprise you; bring you to unexpected places at unexpected times. Life forces you to make tough decisions that have the power to change the course completely. Life will shake you to the core, terrify you, confuse the shit out of you and make you wonder…