Cafe y Chisme Corner
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Cafe y Chisme Corner
Año Viejo: Why Some Families Burn an Effigy on ...
My tío in Guayaquil spends the last week of every December building a life-sized dummy out of old clothes stuffed with newspaper, sawdust, and firecrackers, then props it up in...
Año Viejo: Why Some Families Burn an Effigy on ...
My tío in Guayaquil spends the last week of every December building a life-sized dummy out of old clothes stuffed with newspaper, sawdust, and firecrackers, then props it up in...
Yellow Underwear on New Year's Eve: The Traditi...
The first time my college roommate saw me digging through my suitcase on December 30th looking specifically for anything yellow, she asked if I was color-blind or just having a...
Yellow Underwear on New Year's Eve: The Traditi...
The first time my college roommate saw me digging through my suitcase on December 30th looking specifically for anything yellow, she asked if I was color-blind or just having a...
The 12 Grapes: Why Latino Families Eat Fruit at...
My grandmother used to portion out grapes on a little saucer for each of us an hour before midnight, counting them out loud like she was checking her math twice....
The 12 Grapes: Why Latino Families Eat Fruit at...
My grandmother used to portion out grapes on a little saucer for each of us an hour before midnight, counting them out loud like she was checking her math twice....
Watching the World Cup With Familia: A Survival...
My tía set three alarms for a game that kicked off at 6 a.m. our time, then called the house phone at 5:45 anyway just in case the alarms failed....
Watching the World Cup With Familia: A Survival...
My tía set three alarms for a game that kicked off at 6 a.m. our time, then called the house phone at 5:45 anyway just in case the alarms failed....
La Copa América: Why This Tournament Splits Eve...
The family group chat had been quiet for weeks, just birthday reminders and the occasional meme, until the Copa América bracket dropped and it exploded into a group chat war...
La Copa América: Why This Tournament Splits Eve...
The family group chat had been quiet for weeks, just birthday reminders and the occasional meme, until the Copa América bracket dropped and it exploded into a group chat war...
Boxing Sundays: Why Latino Households Still Gat...
My uncle used to run an orange extension cord out the back window so the second TV could go on the patio, because the living room only sat twelve and...
Boxing Sundays: Why Latino Households Still Gat...
My uncle used to run an orange extension cord out the back window so the second TV could go on the patio, because the living room only sat twelve and...