I´ve been living in Guanajuato city for almost 10 years and one of the hardest parts of living alone is being away from your loved ones, especially your family. While my friends are so important to me, I’ve personally found it more difficult being away from family. Because it feels odd to not have family nearby during major life events like birthdays as it’s taken for granted that we will have a big family celebration at my grandma’s house.

However, I was fortunate that my mum and sister recently found the time to visit. My sister’s turning 18 and they wanted to celebrate it here with me. My sister is a very big music fan and this year, I cemented my status as the best older sister by keeping an eye out for music concerts in Guanajuato. In our home town of Uruapan, we don’t regularly get many well-known artists playing in our city. But in Guanajuato, I managed to get the best 18th birthday present of all: tickets for all three of us to see my sister’s favorite jazz musician.

Although I will try to visit for my sister’s actual birthday in June, the chance for my sister and my mum to visit became a birthday treat. The experience of finding our way together to the concert or getting to show them around Guanajuato sites such as El Pipila, la Alhondiga de Granaditas and even my favorite ice cream place, was an amazing memory for us all! Despite the fact that I felt the slight pressure to make sure the weekend went Cloze (1): JXUwMDJiJXUwMDFlJXUwMDAyJXUwMDAwJXUwMDFiJXUwMDFjJXUwMDA0JXUwMDE1 , even the heavy rain failed to Cloze (2): JXUwMDNjJXUwMDA1JXUwMDBjJXUwMDFkJXUwMDE1JXUwMDBi our mood.

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