Independence Day tomorrow but all the fireworks are going on right now. Loud explosions of neon pink, green, red, blue and white shriek through the night air followed by billowing smoke that trails off into the Caribbean. Loud speakers announce, ‘Viva Mexico, viva Mexico, viva Mexico!’ It’s a perfect night for a celebration. Pockets of laughter, cars playing loud happy music, and decorations of red, green & white. Mexican pride is everywhere.

I sit on my rooftop beside my 2 cats stretched out on the cool tile floor and watch the brilliant sky come to life as the

I know it's hard to detect but the boys are absolutely THRILLED that it is Indepence Day!

wind whips my tangled hair about my face. I am home. And it’s breath taking. Because for me, truer words could not be spoken. Mexico is my independence.

Viva Mexico!