This is where my videos will live — nail art in real time, recipes you can actually follow, and honest little windows into a life lived between Colombia and the United States. Featured video — coming soon What’s coming My first video is in the works....
Everyone warns you about the paperwork, the English, the winter. Nobody warns you about the small things — the ones that catch you off guard in the middle of an ordinary Tuesday. These are mine. 1. Strangers talk to you The cashier asks about your day. The person in...
If you grew up in a Colombian home, you know the sound: the soft sizzle of arepas on the griddle before school, before work, before anything. The good news for those of us building a life in the United States — you only need one special ingredient, and it’s...
The first time I got my nails done in the United States, I was in and out of the salon in forty minutes. I sat in the car afterwards looking at my hands and thinking: that’s it? In Colombia, a manicure is never just a manicure — and it is never just forty...