mimistories

During the pandemic years, a friend invited us on a walk to a place that was new to me. I had no idea about anything—not where it was, how long we would be walking, what we would find, nothing. The perfect

The other day, we went to Las Letras, a super accessible and intriguing hill in Mérida that's worth visiting. It’s interesting because at first, the vegetation is quite dense, like a humid forest, but

I have gone to La Cuesta de las Heroínas countless times (perhaps the translation into English would be "the slope of the heroines") because it is the "reliable old spot" of the city

I have never been one to make desserts, not ever. But about 2 months ago, I made my first chocolate cake, and to everyone's surprise (including mine), it turned out amazing. This time, I felt more confident

The other day, I was eager to go to the mountains. I needed to do some physically demanding activity and have contact with nature, so I invited a friend, and we agreed to meet at the entrance of El Caucho.

The arepa is like the symbol of Venezuelans; they take it wherever they go. It's a very versatile dish that you can mix and match with almost anything—you name it. One of my favorite ways to eat arepas

ENGLISH A bit embarrassing to admit, but let’s have a little laugh: Lately, I cry a lot. Why lie about it? It scares me: why am I crying so much? It comforts me: oh, I wasn’t dead. I was just keeping in

My mom was in my city some time ago, accompanying me for an important event in my career, and we took advantage of her visit to go as a family to the Mérida cable car. We had been there several times before,

We all have a bad habit, some harmless and others maybe not so much. My moderately harmless bad habit is that I'm not a strictly punctual person. Todos tenemos un mal hábito, alguno inofensivo y otros

On January 1st, 2025, I treated myself to a hike up the hill, and it gave me everything else in return. El primero de enero del 2025, me autoregalé un paseo por el cerro, y este se encargó de regalarme

The other day I traveled from Mérida to Valencia and arrived very tired in the early morning. It had been a long 11-hour bus ride during which I didn't sleep at all. After resting for a while, in the afternoon

The other day, I said goodbye to my life as a free being because this was the last walk I took in nature before my career consumed me, and this time I was accompanied by lovely friends and my godson dog.

ENGLISH For a while now, I've been discovering my cooking skills. It turns out that when you live alone and don't have the lifestyle of going out to eat whenever you want, if you crave something, you have

A few weeks ago, my family and I were invited to a birthday party. To our surprise, it wasn't just any birthday party. It was a kind of cultural birthday celebration. We were going to celebrate it aboard

ese hueco tenía tiempo sin sentirlo la incomodidad de estar sola el silencio el vacío y el eco. recordé que era una sensación que tenía todo el tiempo cuando recién me había mudado sola. y es curioso cómo

I have a peculiar mother, I've always known that. We are from Venezuela, a very tropical country, and my mom is almost the stereotype of all Venezuelan qualities and customs. For this reason, I feel like

ENGLISH Chicken soup. Hello friends of Foodies Bee Hive! I don't usually write for this community, so let me introduce myself: My name is Zyanya, and I recently discovered that I love soups. My brief story

ENGLISH For several days now, I've been trying to write this post... And the truth is, lately, I can't think about anything other than Venezuela. My country, my home. Emotions haven't allowed me to sit

Usually, I'm trapped in my responsibilities, but whenever I can, I try to escape to the mountains for a little while. I already have several stories from those outings on this blog. This time, Andre, Benito,

ENGLISH There's no way. Done, thanks for reading. Okay okay, let's see, I'll tell you: I can't remember a time in my life when I haven't felt awkward around new people. I've never known how to act around