Don’t Judge a Book By its Cover

Next semester, I plan on taking DSGN 245, which is Book Publication & Design. When I was thinking about the course it got me thinking on the saying “don’t judge a book by its cover.” Even though the saying may be deep and all, and mostly considering more important things such as personality vs. looks…

La Casa de las Flores – Intro

I recently started watching season 2 of La Casa de las Flores, which is a Mexican T.V. show about a powerful family who owns one of the most profitable flower businesses in the country. One of the last times I watched it, the intro caught my attention. The family has an enormous painting of them…

Big Pictures

This course selection period, I had an extremely hard time finding classes that fulfilled my general education requirements. When I was about to lose hope about finding a fun sector requirement, I came across FNAR 222 Big Pictures: Mural Arts. What I love about this course is that it not only teaches students how to…

El Dia de los Muertos

This weekend I visited my family back home and it was amazing because I got to spend Dia de los Muertos with them. Even though my family doesn’t celebrate Die de Muertos as much as other families, it is one of my favorite holidays because it is inherently Mexican and a wonderful representation of the…

Fall at Penn

As of 2018, fall is my favorite season. Ever since my first year at Penn, I have been fascinated by the changes that come each time of year. My hometown is—with no exaggeration whatsoever—a desert, which is why living in a place with different seasons was completely new to me. Even today, I find myself…

Dancer in the Dark

Last week I watched the film Dancer in the Dark by Lars Von Trier. It was extremely interesting to watch because of the decision of the director to incorporate music into the film. The movie is about a Czech immigrant, Selma, who is about to lose her sight due to an illness she inherited. Throughout…

Monarca

Monarca (Monarch) is a Mexican Netflix show that follows the Carranza family’s problems with corruption, ambition, and power struggles after their father’s death. Even though it highlights parts of my country that no one is proud of, such as the relationships between corporations, the government, and organized crime, I appreciate that it shows a modern…

Writing

I have always enjoyed writing as a form of art and, therefore, a form of self-expression. Whether it is the physical artistic quality of writing, such as in the beauty of calligraphy, or creative writing in general. When I was little, I would buy composition notebooks and attempt to create books, thinking that the way…

Mexican Bracelets

Looking down at my wrists, I realized that my culture is something that I constantly wear. Not only because of how I act, or how I speak, but also because I literally wear bracelets that I got back home every single day. These bracelets can be found in any Mexican city, especially in tourist locations…

The Barnes Foundation

I recently took a trip to the Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia. This gallery is subject to various debates and discussions based on its history (whether it should have been moved to the city of Philadelphia or left in the suburbs as its owner wished), but I am focusing more on my overall personal experience. There…