How Blogging Made My Dreams Come True

Disclosure: By telling the honest story of how blogging made my dreams come true and became my full time job I am entering to win BlogaliciousFIVE tickets and hotel stay from LatinaBloggersConnect.com. Looking to Help Others Growing Up Bilingual was born from the desire to help others. The idea came to me one day as … Read more

Celebrate National Volunteer Week by Becoming a LatinoBig!

I cannot tell you how excited I am to be participating in the Big Brothers Big Sisters Latino Recruitment campaign.  I know, first hand, how a mentor can make a difference in someone’s life and change it forever. How Volunteering Will Improve Your Life I am passionate about advocating for and supporting the Latino community … Read more

Piropos and How My Smile Gives Me Confidence

When I was growing up I was pretty shy, most of my high school years where spent with my nose buried in a book.  I didn’t even notice boys existed until I was well into my late teens.  So by the time I got to college I realized I needed to work a little on … Read more

Entrepreneurship: Passion, Education & Confidence

Summer is a great time to tap into your passions, start thinking of the future, get some experience and even maybe start a business of your own. Do You Have an Entrepreneurial Spirit? The dictionary defines an entrepreneur as a person who organizes and manages any enterprise, especially a business, usually with considerable initiative and … Read more

How Social Media Allows Me To Share My Culture With Others

Social Media lets us reach more people faster and with less effort, it makes it easier for us to communicate and it lets more people find us! But what about sharing?  According to the dictionary sharing means to use, participate in, enjoy, receive, etc., JOINTLY! Social Media lets us share small details of our lives … Read more

How I Became Latina

Don’t worry this is not a ramble about identity it’s just the story of how I realized I was Latina by moving to the United States. You could say that being born in a Latin American country makes me a Latina from birth, but I don’t completely agree. I was born Guatemalan, that’s what it says on my birth … Read more