the little wheel

me gusta cómo comer helado me hace sentir ✨💫🍦#veganicecreamaintbadyall (at Frankie & Jo's Ballard)

cuando sale el sol, nosotros también. #ifoundmiguel

Happy birthday, Danielita! There’s so much that could be said... From the day that you came into this world, you taught me how to share and what it meant to be family. I hated sharing toys with you and was a spoiled brat growing up (still bitter about you eating my limited edition Lipsmacker chapstick collection) but you never had anything but love to give. Now you’ve grown up and we have a love-hate relationship, but deep down inside I know we’ve got each other. Thank you for letting me be your “betiti” and for loving our family the way you do. I love you more than words and I am so glad we get to celebrate another year of life with you in it!

fue un privilegio *inmenso* escuchar a esta muxer chingona compartir el día de hoy. Yesika, thank you for being a light and for reminding us not to give up on love. (at Bethaday Community Learning Space)

miren nada más quién llego a visitarme! always grateful to share good conversation around food. miss you, Bri! come back soon #bribrivalval

there’s much to be said about this god forsaken year. instead, here are at least 17 lessons learned in 2017: 1. if you have the opportunity to travel, you should always choose to do so. 2. as with any relationship, friendships require work + pruning. we can’t be afraid to cut friendships that no longer serve us. 3. family is so important. whoever that is for us, we cannot forget them. 4. the world is cold but we have agency. either we make a difference or we do nothing at all. 5. working hard is important but we can’t take ourselves too seriously. 6. it’s okay to be picky with your life. say no more often. 7. long distance is too hard. i don’t recommend it. 8. the sun + rain will cleanse you in ways unimaginable. 9. life is too short to not buy yourself the things you truly want. 10. coffee is always better with a friend. 11. but also don’t dehydrate yourself you idiot. drink some water. UTIs are no joke. 12. reading is always a good use of your time 13. you can’t let all the world’s pain in. it will kill you. 14. try new things. you’re not a little kid anymore. 15. there’s nothing so healing as a conversation with friends around a glass of wine or beer. i get it now. 16. there is no magical recipe to self care. what works for someone else may not work for you. you’ll get there. 17. we are only ever granted today. what we choose to do with that is up to us. (at Jardín Etnobotánico De Santo Domingo)

de plano que viajar es un pinché privilegio (at Oaxaca, Mexico)

disfrute mucho mi fin de semana con mis primas hermanas. also, a huge shoutout to my sister for helping me decorate my room and as always, for taking all of the pictures.

ya la temporada va cambiando

it’s always the right time to send some love via mail 💕

hey chana, what do you say we reenact this photo next time I see you? i’ll buy the dresses and you can buy us the shoes. but for real, i love you so much, to the moon and back! and next time we see each other, let’s take a real photo and not just a selfie. i love you chanis, here’s to many more of God’s blessings on your life on your 25th journey around be sun. 💓💓💓

Happy Birthday, Adiza!!! Your friendship has been ones of this year’s greatest blessings and I’m stoked that Seattle gets to keep you for a bit longer. Here’s to you in your Jordan year! 🎂🎉🎈#23

I want to take a minute to give a HUGE shoutout to this group and my friends with Fuerza Colectiva and Anakbayan Seattle. Over the last month we raised more than $40,000 in funds and helped 91 DACA recipients renew their work authorization cards before the October 5th deadline. We will continue to fight in the days to come, but for now, I’d like to celebrate and honor these individuals ✊🏽

As you've probably heard by now, there was an earthquake in La Ciudad de México yesterday and it was very serious. The need for help is ongoing. Please consider donating to groups that are on the ground and can help. #CDMX #prayformexico #oremospormexico

As you've probably heard by now, there was an earthquake in La Ciudad de México yesterday and it was very serious. The need for help is ongoing. Please consider donating to groups that are on the ground and can help.

so, can I go back to Europe yet? aka someone pay me to travel. no, but for real. anyone? (at Amsterdam, Netherlands)

au revoir, Paris. gracias por las memorias. #brownpeopletraveltoo (at Musée du Louvre)