As the author of a mystery series I love to weave unique cultural gems into the plot. Most of the time I draw on my own world travels and experiences living in Mexico and Central America. In these Friday Fiesta posts I highlight cultural stories worth celebrating. The...
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Friday Fiesta: Saving the Food Chain, A Language, Literary Thought and Your Self-Esteem
Feb 8, 2013 | #noticed
As the author of a mystery series I love to weave unique cultural gems into the plot. Most of the time I draw on my own world travels and experiences living in Mexico and Central America.In these Friday Fiesta posts I highlight cultural stories worth celebrating. The...
Friday Fiesta: An Artist, An Astronaut and the Unexpected in Nepal and on Kilimanjaro
Feb 1, 2013 | #noticed
As the author of a mystery series I love to weave unique cultural gems into the plot. Most of the time I draw on my own world travels and experiences living in Mexico and Central America. In these Friday Fiesta posts I highlight cultural stories worth celebrating. The...
The Friday Fiesta: From Guatemala to Antarctica, with Museums and Manners, too
Jan 25, 2013 | #noticed
As a fiction author I love to weave unique cultural gems into the plot. Most of the time I draw on my own world travels and experiences living in Mexico and Central America.In these Friday Fiesta posts I highlight cultural stories worth celebrating. The unique, the...
Friday Fiesta: The Real Big Bird, Famous Birthdays, and Beer for Fido
Jan 11, 2013 | #noticed
Coming 30 January! CLIFF DIVER: An Emilia Cruz NovelAs a fiction and mystery author I love to weave unique cultural gems into the plot. Most of the time I draw on my own world travels and experiences living in Mexico and Central America. In these Friday Fiesta posts...
The Friday Fiesta: An Outdoor Seat, Music, Chocolate, and a Story
Jan 4, 2013 | #noticed
As a fiction author I love to weave unique cultural gems into the plot. Most of the time I draw on my own world travels and experiences living in Mexico and Central America. In these Friday Fiesta posts I highlight cultural stories worth celebrating. The unique, the...
The Friday Fiesta: Safari, Snow, Scotland and Surprising Films
Dec 7, 2012 | #noticed
As a fiction author I love to weave unique cultural gems into the plot. Most of the time I draw on my own world travels and experiences living in Mexico and Central America. In these Friday Fiesta posts I highlight cultural stories worth celebrating. The unique, the...
The Friday Fiesta: An Odyssey, An Artist, Manners, and the Radio
Nov 30, 2012 | #noticed
As a fiction author I love to weave unique cultural gems into the plot. Most of the time I draw on my own world travels and experiences living in Mexico and Central America. In these Friday Fiesta posts I highlight cultural stories worth celebrating. The unique, the...
The Friday Fiesta: Turkish Delight, Brit Food, Art and Drink
Nov 23, 2012 | #noticed
As a fiction author I love to weave unique cultural gems into the plot. Most of the time I draw on my own world travels and experiences living in Mexico and Central America. In these Friday Fiesta posts I highlight cultural stories worth celebrating. The unique, the...
The Friday Fiesta: Travel, Time and Not Enough Sparkly Wine
Nov 16, 2012 | #noticed
As a fiction author I love to weave unique cultural gems into the plot. Most of the time I draw on my own world travels and experiences living in Mexico and Central America. In these Friday Fiesta posts I highlight cultural stories worth celebrating.The unique, the...
The Friday Fiesta: A Ride, A Book, Olives and Remembrance
Nov 9, 2012 | #noticed
As a fiction author I love to weave unique cultural gems into the plot. Most of the time I draw on my own world travels and experiences living in Mexico and Central America. In these Friday Fiesta posts I highlight cultural stories worth celebrating. The unique, the...
The Day of the Dead Disordered Dictionary
Oct 20, 2012 | #EmiliaCruz, #noticed
Mexico’s Day of the Dead traditions figure prominently in PACIFIC REAPER, Detective Emilia Cruz Book 5. The holiday focuses on gatherings to pray for and remember friends and family members who have died. People visit cemeteries to be with the souls of the...
Like Glass in the Belly
Sep 25, 2012 | #noticed
Whenever I’ve landed in a new place, I’ve tried to understand the local culture as if it was a system. Mexico was one of my first experiences and there I learned that a cultural system is underpinned by a network of stories and narratives—Bruce Chatwin’s...
5 Ways to Save What Matters
Jun 14, 2012 | #noticed
A recent walk through Panama's Casco Viejo--with its alternately sad and hopeful mix of gutted buildings, slumdog shacks, churches, and newly restored upscale shops and hotels--reminded me of the importance of cultural preservation. While this historic district goes...
Rude in Any Culture
May 22, 2012 | #noticed
Back when I started this blog, I talked about what it means to be a World Citizen, someone who can go anywhere because they understand and embrace the culture in which they find themselves. I identified a few things that go into the making of a World Citizen and...


