Historias del garrafón de leche A mi abuela Inés María, a quien todos llamamos cariñosamente ‘Maia’. Gracias por todas las aventuras y sabias enseñanzas. “¡A comer, vengan!” gritó mi abuela puntual como el canto de un gallo a las cinco de la tarde. Mi abuela preparó un plato delicioso y…

‘I’m going to write a letter to Shakira’, I said with absolute certainty. ‘You are going to do what?’ replied my husband, who then took a sip of espresso and continued with an intrigued face, ‘Why? What are you going to say?’ he asked. I didn’t answer. I had no…

I cannot believe it is already December, this year has gone by in the blink of an eye. Since the pandemic struck worldwide and lockdowns came and went, my brain has lost track of time passing, my perception of time froze in April 2020 and now all of a sudden…

‘You are doing a great job with your baby, she is a very happy child’ someone told me. ‘Really? Thank you, I’m trying my best,’ I proudly replied, containing tears of joy and confusion due to the unexpected compliment which had totally made my day. Think you have been criticised…

The shaping of an attitude — I recently took part, as a panel member, in an online webinar on Ada Lovelace Day to celebrate the achievements of women in science, technology, engineering, art, and math (STEAM). The event was organised by a local college and I was invited to participate with other colleagues from work. The…

Love doesn’t have to be perfect, it just needs to be true Today I choose to write about, and celebrate love. I want to share with you a ‘love story’, a story which one day I hope to share with my future children. …

A reflection on mental health — “All grown-ups were once children… but only a few of them remember it.” — Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The little prince. When I was a kid, my two worst fears were the wardrobe monster and the hairy lady that cries out at night, what they call in Panama ‘la llorona’. During…

Tips for creating and successfully implementing a design system. — For a little over a year, I’ve been working on building a design system for different platforms (iOS, Android and Web) at a Large-scale business, which has been a very rewarding and interesting experience, but that being said, it hasn’t all been plain sailing. As I’m about to move on…