Jalisco

that no matter how long it takes, you arrive home sometime not too long away. While I don 't want this essay to turn into an autobiography, I think it is important to say that English is nowhere near my first language. I was born in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, and moved to the United States when I was roughly 5. Moving…

As I got older, I realized that keeping records is a vital activity. It has always interested me, but I hadn 't put much thought into it until, one day, while I was cleaning the messy room in our house, I found a recipe book with a picture of my grandma. The picture had a great impact on me. It was during that time that I started to realize that leaving memories, pictures, and pieces of advice are really important if you don’t want to be forgotten. This is when I started to think, why not…

The Jaripeo I attended an event called a Jaripeo. It is an event where “vaqueros” mount bulls. The point of the sport is too remain on the bull until it stops bucking, or last longer than the rest of the other bull riders. It is the Mexican style of rodeos. The one I attended was held in Atlanta, GA at the Henderson Arena. I went July 5, 2014 on a Saturday. After all of the bull riding festivities, they opened up the dirt enclosure for people to dance on. We danced to Mexican music such as,…

interested in my own culture. I am half Mexican and half European which creates a very interesting mix of cultures. My mom’s family came from France, Scotland and Germany and settled in Mississippi, Tennessee and California. My dad’s family is mostly from Jalisco, Mexico and has lived there for generations. Family is an essential part of both cultures so I was recall going to countless family gathering and attending all types of different sports events and…

In Latin America there are many beautiful countries with their own history, culture and music. Usually, the closer the countries to one another the more similar their culture and music. There are two interesting styles of music and dance joropo and jarabe. Joropo is a musical style and dance, originated in Venezuela. It was derived from the fandango, a Spanish dance. Jarabe is one of the most traditional song forms of the mariachi genre and a folk dance popular in Mexico. They both have…

Beltran-Leyva cartel, La Familia Michoacana cartel, Gulf cartel, Juarez cartel, Sinaloa cartel, Tijuana cartel, and the Los Zetas cartel. After a decade of conflict amongst the cartels, two cartels remain. They are the Sinaloa and newly established Jalisco New Generation drug cartel (CJNG). The other cartels either merged or consolidated within the two remaining cartels or degraded into lower level street gangs. The Sinaloa Cartel is the largest and most powerful drug trafficking organization in…

Legends say he is a ghost roaming around the world and the seven seas. Selling his way to fortune he sold candy, oranges, soft drinks. Very close with his mother a very hard worker… she worked a lot. They grew corn and beans. From a poor humble family he became responsible to the age of 15 he grew up in a ranch called, La Tuna he turned the coin around and went to the drugs he grew poppy and marijuana he began to grow it, to harvest and to sell it. At the age of 18 to Culiacan, then after to…

elements of setting to enrich the plot development of their stories. Viewed from the geographical aspects, The Circuit uses Mexico and America’s California to tell the story. The narrator in the story says that, “that is how I found out he was from Jalisco, the…

Mi Amigo Luis: Learning English in America Luis Camacho majoring in civil engineering at Saint Martin’s University. He was selected as one of ten for the Benedictine Scholarship program at this University. It is not uncommon to spot Luis roaming down the halls of any dorm on campus singing and strumming his guitar. Welcoming to anyone, Luis’ spirit boomerangs off the walls. With energy and excitement there is never a quiet time with Luis. He is also one of my closest friends. In my process of…

Food trucks have always been a part of the American economy and urban life providing delicious, unique, and quick food to communities. Recently street vending has been growing in popularity across all of the United States mainly due to the low start-up cost. The trade offers numerous opportunities for entrepreneurs, immigrants, and others with little income. The recent popularity has raised the need to reevaluate current food truck laws. The big issue with owning and running food trucks now is…