Notes from a Small Life

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Welcome to the life of a millennial immigrant living in the Canadian Pacific Northwest

Hello, I’m Silvia, and this is my small corner of the internet. Join me in exploring the everyday wonders and sharing thoughts on living a fulfilling yet complicated life.

This blog is for anyone who would like to read it. A variety of topics will be discussed as I navigate my own life and continue to learn and fail. You will find topics such as family, women health, politics, religion, dogs' health & nutrition, mental health, nature/forests/mushrooms, holistic medicine, thrifting, and how we are all merely surviving in this world.

Essentially, this is for me to get everything out and let everything out. Basically a public journal if you will. I am a libra and an empath and I often silently struggle with all the injustices around the world, the constant imbalances and double standards. Yet, I am able to to find love in the little things, grounding and peace within my partnership, friendships, the forests that surround me, and my dogs.

This blog is a bit of a healing tool for me and a creative outlet as I let out my thoughts and emotions and put them into words. I am no writer by any means. My thoughts may be disjointed at times or messy, but bare with me.

Thank you for joining the journey!

Latest Musings

Gender Norms and Traditions in Latino Culture: A Journey Towards Equality and Acceptance

To all the amazing women in my life, The fight continues. Being Latina is not all roses and music. Latino culture is undeniably beautiful, filled with traditions, values, and connections that bring deep joy and pride. However, like many cultures around the world, it has long been shaped by deeply rooted patriarchy, strict gender roles, and longstanding traditions that often tend to marginalize women. These expectations often define how men and women are “supposed” to behave w

Mar 720 min read

Faith, Doubt, and My Decision to Leave the Church

To my mom and dad, I hope this helps you understand why. I was raised in an intensely religious environment shaped by Roman Catholicism, the dominant faith tradition in Venezuela and much of Latin America due to Spanish colonial influence. My early education took place at Colegio Mater Salvatoris in Caracas. The school is an all-girls Catholic private school administered by nuns, which I attended from kindergarten through junior high school (Grade 9). The institution emphasiz

Feb 1234 min read

Inside Venezuela & the Nicolás Maduro Capture

This year began with a bang, an expression that, if anything, feels like an understatement. What some readers may not know about me is that I was born and raised in Venezuela. In 2007, my parents and I moved to Canada following years of political unrest and growing instability in the country. I was born in 1991 in Valencia, a city a few hours from the capital, Caracas. I spent most of my childhood growing up in the hills of Caracas, in a neighborhood called Manzanares. Venezu

Jan 1334 min read

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