The Gift of Time

Recently, someone asked me a very striking question. “Is there anything significant that happened this year that changed you?” The more I thought about it, the more surprised I was at my answer. Out of all the things I’ve done this 2016- I would have to say turning a year older was the thing that changed me the most. It’s funny how they say age is just a number. Or how people over 30 still act like they are 18. Or how we make fun of people who act “lola” or “tita” because they suddenly prefer to stay home instead of YOLO the night away. It’s funny because the moment I turned 26- all sorts of realizations came...