So it’s been awhile, but I am back. 2008 was a hard year for me, with only the very beginning of the year being truly happy times for me. The rest of the year I spent slowly spiraling down into a dark existence, hitting rock bottom right around the end of the year. In the past year, I’ve lost most [...]

Last night I went out dancing to a newer place in Gardena. I’ve been there only once before. One of the nice things about the place is that it’s not crowded, so there’s room to practice big moves (you know all that cool stuff you learn from YouTube). I showed up just after the class had finished, so no one [...]

When we went to Palm Springs and took Jorge Elizondo’s class, he mentioned about a last minute workshop that would be happening at the Paso de Oro studio together with Alejondro Rey (who was one of the instructors at Palm Springs and gave an awesome bachata/salsa performance Saturday night). Of course we had to go, and I’m really glad we [...]

This past weekend I went to Palm Springs for the Salsa Mambo Festival. Prior to going to Palm Springs, I wondered why people go there because it’s in the middle of the desert. Now that I’ve been there, I’m still wondering why people go there. It’s ridiculously hot (it was 105F during the day and 90F at night), it’s tiny [...]

So 2007 has come and gone. Looking back, 2007 has to be one of the more difficult years in my life. The first third of the year I spent sitting at home looking for a job. The second third I spent getting my new life in LA together. The last third of the year I spent mourning my mother, but [...]