TEQUILA! Las Perlas Mezcaleria in Downtown Austin - The Nueva Latina

TEQUILA! Las Perlas Mezcaleria in Downtown Austin

Rashid Barrett will be your spirit guide as you try out all they have to offer. My family is REALLY into tequila and we have visited Tequila, Jalisco many a time. Rashid at Las Perlas Mezcaleria KNOWS his tequila and is the perfect person to guide you through the process. As he told me and my friend last week, “Every tequila is a mezcal, but not every mezcal is a tequila.” Rashid even helped me find a smooth and tasty tequila that I can honestly say that I LOVED. 

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Conquering Your Fears One Step At A Time - The Nueva Latina

Conquering Your Fears One Step At A Time

I have skydiving on my bucket list. And, right now, I can’t see myself conquers my fears to jump out of a plane. Then I discovered iFly Austin and I thought it would be a GREAT opportunity to keep doing what I fear and hopefully get over it! iFLY is the perfect adrenaline rush for those of use who aren’t keen on jumping out of a plane…yet (at least for me haha).

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My Immigrant Mother | Feliz Dia De Las Madres - The Nueva Latina

My Immigrant Mother | Feliz Dia De Las Madres

Today, in Mexico, it’s Mother’s Day! This will probably not come as a surprise to many of you but I am very, very proud of my mother and all of her accomplishments. Sometimes I feel like people get annoyed or even uncomfortable with how much I brag about her. But, it not my fault. My mom and both my parents, for that matter, are the epitome of the American Dream.

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