Salsera soy yo!… I hope!
It’s really not surprising that I love latin music. HELLO?! I’m latina of the world! It kind of goes without saying! However Latin music wasn’t always a favourite for me. When my parents moved us from Canada to El Salvador I was adamant to not let the latin influence get to me… Yes, I was a silly teenager in the middle of my rebellion… it didn’t matter that I was in my home country with my kin and, finally, going to school with kids that looked just like me. I wanted to be the “cool” Canadian dressing in the “cool” Canadian style, wearing make-up when our school prohibited it and listening to all English language music and speaking only in English to my sister (who, at that time, was the only person I knew who was fluent in the language in ES). The extent of my dance moves was narrowed down to bouncing up and down to the beat of the techno and electronica rhythm or trying (and failing miserably by the way) to do the rap moves that I saw on TV: the running man, roger rabbit and a repertoire of other moves that I could never master but I thought I could pull them off if I did it with attitude. Looking back I wish I could be able to slap myself across the face and tell myself that I looked like an idiot! But hey, a teenager has to learn her own way, there’s no way anyone can really talk any sense to one. Have you tried?! It’s like talking to a pet rock! Read more
Birthday Thoughts… and Music
I turned one year older yesterday… do I feel wiser? Yes and No. It has been a very productive year in self development but there are other things that I feel I’m still stuck in. I guess I just have to be more patient. I know that change is on its way, I just need to let it come in its own time. My desire to travel has only gotten stroger while cooking international dishes so I’ll just concentrate on taking it one day at a time and planning my trip around the world. 
I had a small celebration yesterday. My mom is visiting from El Salvador so that was the best present I could ever ask for, even though the weather was rainy all day I still felt happy just because she was here with me. I took the day off work and just hung out, we went to the only tea house here in Winnipeg for high tea. Then went apartment hunting (still looking… *sigh*) and came home to rest a bit and wait for my birthday dinner, went to “Right There!” Korean restaurant… here I’d like to mention how much I loved that restaurant and that Korean is my new favourite food! After that… and yes, it was a little crazy of me… I went to a 1.5 hr. salsa practice for the new dance group that I’ve joined and then ran home to a birthday get together with a whole bunch of friends and others crammed into my little apartment full of boxes (’cause I’m in the process of moving), it was a little overwhelming to have all of these people here but I was feeling good. Of course I had a little birthday mix all ready for such an occasion, I want to share my international birthday music mix, well… at least some of it, it was too long to share the whole thing. Read more
