If you keep up with my blogs, then you read previously that I was going to have the baby here......well plans change & we made the very...

It started with dreams before she was even conceived. There had always been a little girl running around, or even a baby wrapped in a...

It rained a lot last night. We have a metal roof & the sound of the rain pattering is one of my favorite sounds. Our days have been...

My last blog post was for New Years & now here we are almost welcoming Easter! As we suffer through the hottest months of the year, the...

I think I've opened the blog page 8 times now to start writing, but procrastinated each time. There's so much to account for, but also...

I often forget about these blogs until I start writing a string of text in my mind that would potentially sound good as a short story....

I haven't written a blog post since May...wow. I really dropped the ball, however I did spend a lot of it sick. If you read my last post,...

It's been quite awhile since I last wrote a blog post. Life has been both under and overwhelming. The majority of the time, I have been...

I feel as if I start off every blog talking about the weather, but it's hard not to. This morning I actually laughed when the weather app...

**Insert high pitched screaming from a 9 year old** Marta: "Esteban, stop screaming grandson." Esteban: "But grandma, I'm so excited!...

I wanted to write this blog post because my one year anniversary since being deported is coming up this week (February 26), but also I've...

Does anyone else feel like January was super long?? My last blog post was a little bit after Christmas and so much has happened since! As...

photo taken by: Manuel Acosta (Photography Student) A sea of burnt paper whisped around like waves on the ground and through the haze of...

As I walked through the University campus during January, the only thing I could think about was living anywhere but Southeast Missouri....

A question I have been asking since May is, "Why does it only rain in the evenings/nights?" I had yet to get a factual response from...

As I nervously packed my bags and said goodbye to my comfy bed again, I questioned going back to El Salvador. Yet, the moment I was...

Apparently it takes three months to overcome culture shock. As I am embarking on my three month anniversary, I can confirm that at some...

The days here have been a bit slow & the rains have finally came. It actually took me awhile to realize that we had transitioned seasons....

What seems like both the longest and shortest month and a half, I have definitely lived a lot. El Salvador has tried to take me down...

Ummm wow it feels like a long time coming for me to make this post, however it is so surreal. IM GOING TO EL SALVADOR!! If you know me,...