...Still In My 20s

I recently found something that I’ve been missing since my early 20s, my heart! Well, my heart and key necklace that I love so much. The necklace was like, “It’s time to end our 20s together! I’m back bitch!”

I’m 29. Wow, I’m 29, and I’m ending my 20s the same way I started them, making sure I did enough traveling! So if you’re reading this, that means I’ve landed safely!

I would say, that’s top three things I’m proud of that I’ve done. Growing up undocumented in the U.S., I always struggled with wondering if I would ever get to see my family ever again. The moment that green ended up in my mailbox, I’ve done nothing but take advantage of it in the name of “thanks mom.” My mom had me at 16, and that is hard enough, so I just wonder.. or know.. that every decision she made was always to make my life better.... so I try to make her proud from time to time!! So maybe my 20s gave her some peace of mind about my future.

I took advantage of getting an education, traveling to see family and friends. I now have a Bachelor’s in Business Law AND a Master’s in Communications! Like WHAT?! You mean to tell me teenage Miley had nothing to worry about because she got an education like she wanted?! At the same time, I was no longer caged in one place. I could finally travel to see my family, and friends. I’ve been privileged enough to experience: Ireland, United Kingdom, Spain, Mexico, Portugal, Andorra, Italy, Dubai, France, Guatemala, Canada, and my birth country again, El Salvador.

Going back to my country was HEALING. I didn’t understand how much I needed that until it finally happened. I’ve visited my grandparents and great-grandma countless times since 2018, I think I was 22 then, after not being back home for 14 years. I’ve spent birthdays with them, I’ve driven them all over the country, and we’ve also gotten into wild adventures together! My great-grandma is 97 now, and I hope I can get to live a long life the way she has.

I’m getting older, and I’m SO thankful to be able to get older. Despite the downs, I love life, I love living it, I love FEELING. Unfortunately, a lot of people don’t get to experience getting older, so I will take aging as an old friend. Ah, that makes me think of Harry Potter lol. Talking about the name Harry Potter, aka Daniel Jacob Radcliffe, his son Jacob Daniel (aka my dog) is now 12 years old. We’ve really done life together, I never want to live a life without him. I guess that’s where I contradict myself, right?

My family has grown, but it has also gotten smaller... I don't know if that makes sense, but you can decipher it as you wish to.

I’m still in my 20s, so I will travel as much as I can for the next year, as well as working on myself like always, to end the chapter….. in the Getaway Car, Clyde! Because lets not forget I bought my dream car! When I was 5 years old, I used to have an olive green 1996 convertible Mustang for my Barbies. I lost it during a move, and that has haunted me since... So I did the next best thing, I bought the actual car... Or should I say... I bought Jacob the car of his dreams!?!?HAHAHAHAHAHAH!!! Oh IIIFFFFFF I ever found pictures of me and my toy Mustang from when I was little, oh I would CRY for the rest of my life!

Anyways, time to go and enjoy New York City and everything it has to offer.. teehee

xoxo gossip girl