A Twitter Party con Benefits! Close Even If Far Away #CricketContigo
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Read moreAuthor: Juan Alanis
I’ve written professionally for news publications and other organizations for over 10 years. Juan of Words is my labor of love. Thank you for being a part of it!
Home Is Where The Heart Is
There’s something about visiting one’s parents that always makes us […]
Read more¡Tan, Tan! & the Winners Are…
Drum roll please! First and foremost let me say a […]
Read moreDe Paisano a Paisano: Una Calavera – Day of The Dead
So today my good friend Sue Valencia dedicated a special […]
Read more¡Bienvenidos a Mi Cerritos, San Luis Potosi, México!
Today’s post is a very special one for me! My […]
Read moreThe Immigrant Advantage: An Inspirational Slice of American Culture -Book Review
A couple months ago I got the email. It was […]
Read moreMy Almost Big Fat Mexican Wedding…
We never actually had a wedding. We sort of talked […]
Read moreBurla: The Act of Laughing at Oneself… and Others
There’s a time to play. And there’s a time to […]
Read moreGrowing Up, Growing Old, and Holding On to the ‘Niño Terco’
Get up. Get ready. And go. That’s the way we […]
Read moreJust Another Manic Monday…
What do you do when you wake up on the […]
Read moreFather to Son: A Birthday Wish for Today …and Tomorrow
Today Edgar is nine! One year away from 10 and […]
Read moreDonde Cabe Uno, Caben Dos: Life Lessons for Adult Children
Donde cabe un mexicano caben cien. That was the variation […]
Read more¡No Te Dejes! Learning To Fight My Own School Yard Bullies
It’s always hard to give kids advice about bullying. In […]
Read moreGhosts, Goblins, and an Online Costume Contest for Halloween – Submit your pictures!
Halloween has always been my favorite holiday!! For one, you […]
Read moreEmpacho: The Act Of Overstuffing Your Face
Lately things had been going so well. Rather than greedily […]
Read moreRata De Dos Patas, And Other Scorned Love Worthy Songs
I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again. Para […]
Read moreChanges To The Blog(s)
You might have noticed changes over the last couple of […]
Read morePlanned Parenting: Visiting The Alma Mater With My Kid
Today, Edgar and I visited my alma mater, the University […]
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