By Maria Martinez Blog Content Contributor I speak English and Spanish and I am American. Speaking another language is not a threat to the United States. Despite the commonly accepted notion that multilingualism has many benefits, we are now being discouraged from speaking our native language, or other language, in favor of becoming monolingual in English. The POTUS stated, “This is a country where we speak English, not Spanish,” when […]
By Maria Martinez Blog Content Contributor I have liked a lot of boy bands during my 22 years of life, but what girl hasn't, right? Cute guys singing love songs to you is a no-brainer. We've known NSYNC, Backstreet Boys and One Direction, but the boy band who completely stole my heart was the Jonas Brothers. The Jonas Brothers were my life. I bought every magazine, notebook, poster, t-shirt, bookmark, and thing […]
By Maria Martinez Blog Content Contributor Some people celebrate Valentine's Day by gazing into the eyes of their romantic partner over candlelit dinners. Others are annoyed by any mention of the “made-up" holiday. But whatever your situation is, it is the perfect excuse to relax, sit back and watch a movie. I made a list of some of the best romantic movies for different kinds of personalities For the ones who love the […]
By Maria Martinez Blog Content Contributor Valentine’s Day might not be long distance couples’ favorite holiday; I know for a fact that mine isn’t. Since last month, everywhere we go, its filled with hearts, stuffed animals, chocolates and happy couples. Just making us want to have our special someone closer. But we signed up for this, didn’t we? We knew that our love for our bf/gf will have to be […]
By Maria Martinez Blog Content Contributor New year, new me, new resolutions. Each year is the same old story… We start the year with a new attitude, saying that this time, we are finally going to change. We say we will start working out five days a week, eat healthy and won't spend money in things we don't need; but, the truth is, after one month we probably are going to […]
By Maria Martinez Blog Content Contributor I went to the same tiny private school for almost all of my life. There was only one all-girls class per grade and each class consisted of 30 people maximum. Since there were so few of us, we all knew each other exceptionally well. Consequently, I was able to easily discover who my best friends were going to be for the rest of my life. Childhood […]
By Maria Martinez Blog Content Contributor Whenever someone asks me where I am from, I always say,"Laredo" without specifying from which side of the border. For me it is just one place, even if these cities are in two different countries. Since the holiday season is here, I want to tell you how we celebrate the most joyful traditions in a place where two different cultures meet. I loved […]
By Maria Martinez Blog Content Contributor At this point of the semester, I just don’t want to eat anything anymore because I have spent so much money on food. Since I am always running around, from school to work, from work to internship, from internship to group meetings; I always end up eating fast food on-the-go. It makes me really mad because my fridge is usually full of food, and […]
By Maria Martinez Blog Content Contributor Winter in Texas sounds like a myth. November is almost over and we just got our first few cold days, and it's supposed to get warm again. But have a little faith; I am sure the sweater season will eventually be here. Meanwhile, we can start transitioning our closets from shorts and dresses to jeans and leggings. The only thing we must not leave behind […]
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