Thursday, June 20, 2013

Everyone should find some form of spirituality in their lives, that is, something they can look to to help change themselves. It isn't tangible or physical change but change in the way you think and view the world and it doesn't have to be religion that you look to but more often than not, we find people turning to a higher and vernerable power. In Rudolph Anaya's Bless Me, Ultima, Antonio is a boy who has

Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Jeddah

Chambalanes, rosaries, music, family, food, and big dresses are all parts of one of the most special times in many Latin girls' lives: their Quinceanera. It is their fifteenth birthday where many (or few) come to celebrate the coming of age and to wish the birthday girl good luck and happiness in her life. In certain countries like Mexico, Quinceanera have become very glamorized from the dresses they wear, to the entertainment that you hire, while places like Argentina  Although the traditions from country to found and region to region change, the transition into woman hood is the crux of the celebration throughout Latin America cultures.