Agua Fresca

Agua Fresca is the digital space for fresh perspectives and stories by the tamarindo community. Like the podcast, we love centering BIPOC voices writing about politics, identity, representation, culture, and well-being. Contact us if you would like to contribute a story.

C. C. Elias C. C. Elias

Remember Who Elected You

It never ceases to amaze me how legislators don’t give up when it comes to passing a bill they fervently believe in.

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Ana Sheila Victorino Ana Sheila Victorino

How to Own Your Voice

We all tell ourselves stories about so many things every day and many of them are not true. What are the stories we’re telling ourselves about our voice?

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Ana Sheila Victorino Ana Sheila Victorino

From Dream Car to Soul Dreams

I decided to trade in my dream car and the corporate world to take a chance and pursue my soul dreams.

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Diego Rincon Diego Rincon

Earning My Way to Belonging

And in the thick of awfulness of learning to be a Soldier in the snow, I asked myself why I was putting myself through all of that for a country that didn’t care about me—where I didn’t belong.

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Keyla Zavala Keyla Zavala

I Had Both a Quinceañera and a Sweet Sixteen

I grew up completely bilingual. At home we spoke English and Spanish fluently, we celebrated both Mexican and American holidays, we spent vacations in the States with my uncles and their families (Florida), but the rest of the year in Mexico City.

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