Cafecito With Us

In this episode, Diana interviews Sarah on what it is like to be a stay at home/working from home mom.  What does the day look like? What are some of the challenges? Are there benefits? And how that transition has been. 

This episode we talk about the role of fitness/physical movement in our lives. How it has evolved, what goals we have in our fitness journey and what consistency has done for us. 

Down the rabbit hole we go. In this episode we discuss sustainability, how we understand it and how we incorporate it in our lives, if at all.  What parts of sustainability are a must and what parts we are working on in order to help contribute to a better society. 

In this episode we discuss our upbringing around faith and spirituality, and our journey with it.  This is the first time in our friendship where we discussed this topic, we wanted to hold space for this topic as it is something that centers us and connects us to ourselves. 

We took a bit of a break and we are happy to announce we are back!  This episode we talk about what’s been going on in our lives these past 6 months and how ready we are ready to start chatting and having cafecito with YOU! 

En éste episodio hablamos sobre nuestras mamás y  las lecciones que nos han dado. Nos sentimos muy agradecidas de tener las mamás que tenemos. 

Happy Women's History Month! This episode we talk about women who are leading our society forward, women who we admire, and have allowed us to think in different ways. Most of all we discuss the importance of representation of women in all spaces. 

The term 200 percenters is the term recently used by Becky G, when she states "We are 100 of both identities, even though we sometimes feel que no somos ni de aqui ni de alla." Our identities are whole and you can't be half of an identity when it is your full identity. We embrace who we are as 1st Generation Latinas and dive into this new concept of being 200 percenters and how that is manifested...

Do you believe in love at first sight? This episode we discuss our beliefs behind the question, and what it means to love someone. Building connections, laughing and accepting the other person for who they are. 

Tanto de nuestra cultura es la comida. En este episodio hablamos sobre nuestros platos favoritos y lugares donde nos gusta comer cuando estamos en el Ecuador, específicamente en Quito. Ojalá que este episodio les inspire probar la comida ecuatoriana. 

En éste episodio hablamos sobre nuestros sueños, ilusiones y deseos de la niñez, de la manera sencilla de pensar cuando uno es pequeño. Sobre todo el tremendo agradecimiento a nuestros papis por la vida que nos dieron.

This episode we discuss our experiences with mentees and interns. We share a bit of our own lived experiences and why we found it necessary to share these lessons learned with others coming up after us.

This episode we take a deep dive into what service means to us, the different ways to serve and our most meaningful experiences while serving. “Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.” Martin Luther King, Jr.

This episode we dive into lessons learned in years passed and how that has set the stage for 2023. We discuss our evolution of identities and what we want to work on this year. Have you redefined or reinvented yourself? Have you thought of what part of your identity you want to focus on this year?

This episode we discuss the benefits of therapy and what it has done for our lives.

En este episodio hablamos sobre nuestras tradiciones navideñas, lo que más extrañamos y lo que significa la Navidad para nosotras.

En éste capítulo hablamos de la importancia de tener episodios en español, nuestro idioma de amor y cariño es el español. Aquí reflexionamos en cómo nos hace sentir cuando hablamos en nuestro idioma materno.

This episode we chat about co-workers who have had a positive impact in our lives. We often focus on the negative experiences at work, this episode we take a step back and reflect on the positive experiences and moments we are most grateful for. Have you had a co-worker or boss really make a positive impact in your life?

Being in this space requires full transparency and vulnerability. This episode we discuss our fears, concerns and joys while sharing our thoughts and anecdotes with you all.

How have you empowered yourself at work? Who has supported you at work to stand tall? This episode we discuss our mentors, colleagues who have had our backs, and observations we have made throughout our careers.

If you had the platform to share ideas to affect change, what would you want to see change in your community? This week we discuss some dream ideas for what we believe would make a better and more understood society.

This week we talk about growing up in a Spanish speaking household, what it was like and how different it is now that we have partners who aren’t Spanish speaking. How much of a factor is language in relation to your identity?

Parte Dos: First Generation Expectations Around Work Decision making... Who weighs in? Do you make decisions on your own? Does your family weigh in? What defines a good job? Financial Stability, Flexibility, Autonomy… We dive into this space during this week’s episode.

What were the values you had when growing up? Was education fundamental in your household? We do a deep dive on our upbringing and the importance of manners and the value of education and how that has helped us along the way

What school should you go to? How do you decide what to major in? This isn't always an easy choice, especially when you're not well informed and have no one to guide you. Once in school, we first-gens have striking experiences that we can't always shake off. In this episode we share our experiences in attending undergrad/graduate school and selecting our colleges and majors.