reflections

  • I Rather Stay Home

    Where would you go on a shopping spree? Shopping sprees? No, thank you. I’ve never been the type to wait for a specific day of the year just to dive into impulsive shopping. I especially avoid doing so on days… Continue reading

    I Rather Stay Home
  • Lord Of His House

    What is your middle name? Does it carry any special meaning/significance? In Latin America, middle names are not used with the same relevance as surnames. We give importance to both our father’s and our mother’s surnames. Yet, children are traditionally… Continue reading

    Lord Of His House
  • Choose Your Hard

    What is the last thing you learned? I had always believed that being alone was a valid choice. Not building a home was just as valid as being in a relationship and starting a family. My wish to be alone… Continue reading

    Choose Your Hard
  • Mind Your Own Business

    What is one question you hate to be asked? Explain. There are questions that are uncomfortable no matter who asks them or under what circumstances. For example, if someone asks a man how much he weighs, it usually doesn’t bother… Continue reading

    Mind Your Own Business
  • You Grow With Every Failure

    How has a failure, or apparent failure, set you up for later success? Maintaining the right attitude is essential, because in life you never truly lose: you either win or you learn. What we often label as failure is, in… Continue reading

    You Grow With Every Failure
  • My Way

    You’re writing your autobiography. What’s your opening sentence? It’d say something like this: They made many attempts, yet they never stop him from living in the only way he knew—his own. Continue reading

    My Way
  • Life, Death and Other Teachers

    What experiences in life helped you grow the most? There are tough experiences in life that make us see things differently. They force us to change course and guide our steps toward better paths. A broken heart, bankruptcy, the life… Continue reading

    Life, Death and Other Teachers
  • No Destiny, But Unfinished Business

    Do you believe in fate/destiny? This is the same cliche question that generations have asked themselves since forever. Some people think that the events in our lives are already predetermined. They believe that our life is like a book someone… Continue reading

    No Destiny, But Unfinished Business
  • Brothers

    Describe a phase in life that was difficult to say goodbye to. With my younger brother, we used to be very close. From a very young age, we shared everything. We had the same room, the same toys, and the… Continue reading

    Brothers
  • Mirror

    If you could be someone else for a day, who would you be, and why? At 50 years old, I have no interest in being anyone else—living or dead, real or imaginary. When I first read this question, my immediate… Continue reading

    Mirror