How I Missed Hispanic Culture
& Ended Up Creating Hispanic-Culture-Online.com

I am Marcela and a true Hispanic immigrant who ended up in the U.S. many moons ago. It all started back in Colombia South-America. I was born in Medellín, Colombia. I grew up in a wonderful environment surrounded by family, big weekend parties at farms, and tons of Hispanic tradition.

I always wanted to live abroad and learn other cultures and languages, then I decided to study English in the U.S. I packed my bags and came to America. Little did I know I was going to meet the love of my life here! Yes he is a "gringo," and after culture shock we are still together, have a son, and a wonderful life.

I was nostalgic about the Hispanic holidays we celebrated in Colombia, the big family parties, the Hispanic foods, the typical Latin home remedies, speaking Spanish, the happy music like merengue, salsa, cumbia, etc., so on any occasion I had I went to the homes of Hispanic friends -most of them married to Americans or foreigners- who celebrate and cook Hispanic style.

What Sparked the Idea to Create This Site

After earning a Marketing MBA from Hofstra University and working for years in Marketing, my husband and I were ready for a family and boom! There I was... pregnant.

At that point, something inside of me (the Latina side) started to come out. How do I know? becuase I was sure after having a son I was not ready to go back full time to the 9-5 or should I say 8-8 grind, leaving our precious one at home with somebody else to care for him.

I also knew I needed to make a conscious effort to teach our child the Hispanic traditions I was brought up with. Wow, that meant for me trying to combine two worlds peacefully, my Husband's American culture and my Hispanic culture.

I started to look deeper and deeper into what it is required to raise a child in the American culture while keeping alive your Latin heritage.

I couldn't find much information, particularly all in one place. I was also craving intelectual challenge, I wanted to work but like I said, I was not ready to leave my little one at home while I went to work for somebody else. I came to the realization I needed to balance family life with work while doing something I really knew well and was passionate about.

At that point I decided to create a website about Hispanic culture...but how? I was no website creator, HTML guru, further more I didn't know anything about creating a strong presence on the internet. And, when was I going to take classes or learn about it with a baby at home?

The Solution: SBI

SBI has been a blessing for me because it allows me to create and manage my site with little effort while producing income AND doing what I love at the time I can. I found I am not the only one. See this video about SBI! to find out why many people love it.

That means I can work when the house it quiet at night, after I take my son to school, after I come from a recital, or even when I go on vacation for a month to South America. Yup, I work from the dining room of my sister's home in Colombia right after I put my son to bed, and that for me is priceless.

I wanted to work part time from anywhere in the world while creating Hispanic-Culture-Online.com to help people connect, enjoy and preserve this fantastic and rich culture of ours.

You can do the same! You just need to channel your passion into a website and SBI can help you do that. Why? Because it helps you to turn any hobby, passion or skill into a viable online business.

You probably don't even realize you have knowledge that can make money with a website. I know...I thought that myself and I assure you, you are only limited by the way you think! If you want to know more have a look at the SBI video tour. Don't take my word for it. Go and explore this possibility yourself!

Why Am I So Passionate About My Dream Job?

Because I write about what I know and love, and it produces income. My expertisse comes from working in Multicultural Marketing, living the Latin culture, being a native Hispanic, teaching Spanish to children ages 2-9 at Montessori, tutoring and teaching Spanish to professionals, researching and being in touch with true Hispanics who are transforming the U.S. and all of this is possible thanks to SBI!

Who Am I?

As you can see, I am a happy website creator and a Latin mom who also embraced American culture without forgetting her Hispanic roots. Let's put is this way: we eat frijoles, chorizo, arepas and tamales but also enjoy American barbecues with burgers and hot dogs.

Our son is completely bilingual although his environment outside home is mostly English speaking. I celebrate all the typical Hispanic holidays but also Thanksgiving, 4th of July etc. It is just a beautiful rich mixture that brings us lots of pleasure as a family.

I use Latin home remedies when we need them, my son ate his first foods not from a jar but from mommy's pressure cooker and it wasn't pears and peaches but " frijoles" and rice, I normally entertain "Latin style" with typical items like "ajiacos," "arepas," guacamole, etc,.

We celebrate "La Navidad Hispana" and baby Jesus also brings presents on the 24th before Santa, my son's toy box includes many special developmental Spanish games.

I speak only in Spanish to our son at home, and we make a strong effort as a family to travel each year to Colombia or any other Hispanic country to enjoy the culture and lifestyle.

We are determined to raise a bilingual in Spanish child and to pass down the traditions of Hispanic culture in our Hispanic-American family while living in the U.S. Doing it is such an enjoyable experience!