Lifestyle: In Practice

In Loving Someone in Spanglish, Grace Sofia explores how love carries memory—songs sung by mothers and abuelas, healing rituals of gargara and VaporRub, recipes passed down through kitchens, and kisses once dodged but now given freely. To love in Spanglish is to weave English and Spanish, New York and the Dominican Republic, childhood and adulthood—tender fragments that reveal care in every gesture.

There’s something sacred about pushing a red cart down the aisles of Target when your brain feels like a battlefield. For me, these trips aren’t about consumerism — they’re about survival. A new lip gloss, some eucalyptus-scented body wash, a candle I’ll never light — these aren’t luxuries, they’re lifelines. When everything feels too heavy, Target gives me the illusion of control, a ritual of joy, and just enough peace to make it to next week.

Yes, I regret having an abortion. Yes, I’d still do it again. I lost something real and loving, but I saved myself. I chose me, my future, my life. And I will never be sorry for that.