Cafe y Chisme Corner
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Cafe y Chisme Corner
'A Darle Que Es Mole de Olla': The Dicho That M...
Every year before my cousin's posada, my tío Beto would show up at 8 a.m. with folding tables strapped to the roof of his truck, clap his hands twice, and...
'A Darle Que Es Mole de Olla': The Dicho That M...
Every year before my cousin's posada, my tío Beto would show up at 8 a.m. with folding tables strapped to the roof of his truck, clap his hands twice, and...
'El Que No Habla, Dios No Lo Oye': The Dicho Th...
The summer I turned twenty-two, I almost didn't ask my boss for a raise. I'd been rehearsing the conversation in my head for a month, talking myself out of it...
'El Que No Habla, Dios No Lo Oye': The Dicho Th...
The summer I turned twenty-two, I almost didn't ask my boss for a raise. I'd been rehearsing the conversation in my head for a month, talking myself out of it...
'Del Plato a la Boca Se Cae la Sopa': The Dicho...
My tía Rosario spent three days on the mole for my cousin's baptism lunch — grinding chiles, toasting sesame seeds, standing over the pot until it turned that deep, almost-black...
'Del Plato a la Boca Se Cae la Sopa': The Dicho...
My tía Rosario spent three days on the mole for my cousin's baptism lunch — grinding chiles, toasting sesame seeds, standing over the pot until it turned that deep, almost-black...
'Camarón Que Se Duerme Se Lo Lleva La Corriente...
My abuelo said this one to me exactly once, but I've never forgotten it. I was sixteen and had let a summer job application sit on my desk for two...
'Camarón Que Se Duerme Se Lo Lleva La Corriente...
My abuelo said this one to me exactly once, but I've never forgotten it. I was sixteen and had let a summer job application sit on my desk for two...
'No Hay Mal Que Por Bien No Venga': The Dicho E...
The year my dad lost his job at the plant, my abuela showed up at our apartment with a pot of caldo de pollo and exactly one sentence of comfort:...
'No Hay Mal Que Por Bien No Venga': The Dicho E...
The year my dad lost his job at the plant, my abuela showed up at our apartment with a pot of caldo de pollo and exactly one sentence of comfort:...
Ahorita: The Most Confusing Word in Spanish (It...
When I was seven, I asked my mom when we were leaving for my cousin's birthday party, and she said "ahorita." We left an hour and forty-five minutes later. When...
Ahorita: The Most Confusing Word in Spanish (It...
When I was seven, I asked my mom when we were leaving for my cousin's birthday party, and she said "ahorita." We left an hour and forty-five minutes later. When...