Yo Mariana curates the best of Houston and provides her followers with unique recommendations of where to enjoy exciting culinary experiences, drink delicious cocktails, or explore art, theater, and all the fun things our wonderful city has to offer. She also shares her International travel adventures and her personal opinion on the products she loves.
I grew up hearing that politics and religion were never discussed at the table. Those conversations were a sure path to disagreement, an uncomfortable destination I learned to avoid. As if a conversation required prior agreement between all parties, where the first condition was to be aligned in thought, with no adventurous questioning and, certainly, no controversial topics.
Read More“We will talk more between points”, my dad would say to me as a child every time we played tennis. I’m not sure if it was the grandeur of the club, my dad’s elegance in his Fila tracksuit, the green and red colors of the court, or simply knowing that we had this unmovable appointment, just the two of us, but Wednesdays became my favorite day.
"It is scientifically proven that the greatest force for the physical and mental health of a teenager is a good relationship with a caring adult." I remembered this phrase from Dr. Lisa Damour, a specialist in adolescents and advisor for Inside Out 2, as I was leaving the theater after watching this extraordinary movie with my family. I still can't believe I had the great fortune of meeting Dr. Damour and learning so much from her at the Responsibility.org Summit in Washington, DC a few months ago.
Read Morewas driving at night on the road from Waco to Houston, ready to cry. A Texan journey back home that was too straight and dark, not to mention boring. No curves or mountains to make it a bit more entertaining, or at least more like the ones I used to drive in Mexico. I had just experienced a moment I never thought would happen to me and one that had been looming over me for several years. I had dropped off my daughter at college.
Read MoreIn times of change, it is crucial for me to pay attention to not neglect the routines that make me feel good because if I prioritize them at the bottom of my list, it immediately impacts my physical and mental health. To respect those routines, I know I have to reclaim my space, and in these schedule-less months, it's quite a challenge. Over the years, I have become more assertive in seeking and finding those moments, but do they really give me what I need?
Read MoreI always wonder if my kids are really listening when we engage in conversations about significant topics. Are they truly getting what I’m trying to tell them? Am I paying enough attention and listening to what they have to say as well?
Read MoreAfter a long and deep sigh, I can finally say this surreal school year has come to an end. Unprecedented, weird, unpredictable, challenging, different, and dividing are just a few understated adjectives to describe it, but we did it!
Read MoreThis is one of the toughest articles I’ve ever written. It confronted me with a reality that I couldn’t see, or better said, I didn’t want to see. It has made me face uncomfortable questions like, am I enjoying motherhood?
Read MoreLiving in a polarized country, cornered by a pandemic has led me to have conversations with my children that I never thought I would have at their young ages. Topics like abortion, racism, misogyny, respect, the electoral college, science, death, the structure of the American government, the use of a mask, and the good of humanity are incredibly complex conversations that happen daily in my house this year 2020.
Read MoreMy dining room is now a classroom. My phone screen transports me to fitness studios and ballet classes. My family gatherings now happen on my laptop. My kitchen has transformed into an industrial dining room where customers eat all day. My day is saturated with an absurd number of messages, memes, informative videos of dubious origin and jokes, for which I feel immensely grateful. And something as simple as going to the supermarket has become a titanic feat of survival where my only armor is a face mask and a pair of gloves.
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