Frida's cafe

I grew up in a small town in San Miguel, El Salvador. El Zamoran had one school with no more than 10 classrooms.  “La escuelita,” (tiny school) was down the street from my grandmother’s home and I remember she walked me there every morning. It became one of my favorite places and where I met…

“Its tough being a guy sometimes. Your (women) goal is simply to be loved. We (men) have to make sure we are providers at a certain level, carry the family responsibility, keep the environment stable, etc” This was the topic of a conversation I had earlier this week! You can imagine what my response was.…

Sat, May 14, 2011 9:00pm Talking about sex is not something most women feel comfortable with, at least not openly. Sometime last year I sat with a group of women in their late 20’s and brought up the topic. Some looked at me with a bit of disgust at first and couldn’t believe I was talking about “it.”…

Dedicated to a lovely reader…. ———————————–  She is lovely Beautiful Strong Courageous She doesn’t know it She has no clue She feels lost Weak Vulnerable She sits in the corner Crying once again Picking up the broken pieces Hoping everything would be different Hoping things will change Lovely you are Love you deserve Safe love…

Este es una de mis poesias favoritas. La esencia de una mujer es sin igual. Felicidades a todas las mujeres madres maravillosas que me rodean y han tocado mi vida. Divina Mujer Divina Mujer Con tantos Dones Con miles de sueños y aspiraciones Con inquietudes y preocupaciones Con defectos y problemas Con una fuerza que…

Nuevamente escuchando esa canción Esa canción que tanto me recuerda a ti Y no quisiera pensar Ni tampoco sentir Ni tampoco imaginar lo que hubiese sido Lo que no fue Y nunca será Existes Te apareces constantemente Sin pensar en lo que significa En lo que duele En lo que causas Solo piensas en ti…

Let me begin by saying that I want to scream of excitement as I’m writing this!! I’m a total nerd when it comes to this stuff but this summer I get to do something I’ve always wanted to do!! It became official earlier today when I booked my flight for my very first volunteer trip!…

I’m not a religious person but I do believe and have faith. I trust my spirituality more than my religious knowledge or lack of. I also believe in miracles.  I witnessed one amazing miracle on Easter Morning, the birth of my sister’s son Todd. He is a truly amazing miracle. Birth is a miracle. He…

Saturday April 23, 2011 8:43pm She begins to cry… she is scared. Terrified actually. We have been at the hospital for nearly 12 hours She’s 7 centimeters dilated which means baby is coming very soon. She is not scared because of the pain, contractions or delivery. She is scared for different reasons. You see, on…

Tuesday April 19, 2011 8:35pm I’m at my favorite vintage shop trying to find 2 dresses for 2 galas coming up and I get a text from my little sister, “”I’m dialated almost 2 centimeters!! so it looks like the baby is going to be here before we thought…”!!!! EXCITEMENT!!!! I love babies, I completely…