Mexico: Card Always Subject to Change
I’m baaack! Back in the US, that is. Well, my body is back at least. My mind is still roaming the streets of Colonia Guerrero… The Basics Last Wednesday Ave […]
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Back to Mexico! Part 1 of (hopefully) 2
Yep! The rumors are true. I’m headed back to Mexico City this week (For a summary of my first trip, click here). Mind you, I was on the fence about […]
2015 Wrap Up
‘Tis the season of twinkle lights, frosty weather, and hot toddies! The blog has been pretty dormant lately because 2015 has been wrapping up quietly. October through December tends to […]
Adventures in Sewing: Fun With Lycra
After the hours upon hours spent training, there is nothing more satisfying than donning the gaudy lycra that is your show gear and parading your hard-earned skills in front of […]
Girl on girl: Staring down the male gaze
For about the first year and an half of my time practicing lucha libre, I was the only woman who trained at our gym. While I was limited by the […]
The Nacho Libre Complex
I have mixed feelings about Nacho Libre, most of them tending toward general dislike. I’ve never been overly fond of Jack Black’s humor to begin with, and for that reason alone […]
Looking Back on LdS II: Remembering My Debut
On March 9, 2013, nineteen masked men and one masked woman brought an all-out war between good and evil down upon a small, private, Liberal Arts College. It wasn’t the […]
My First Big College Adventure, Or, “How I was invited to try lucha libre”
Nobody enters their first semester of college knowing exactly what to expect. That said, I don’t think anyone goes in imagining that they’ll be invited to take up lucha […]
South of the Border: A Luchadora’s First Pilgrimage to Mexico City
I’m don’t exactly recall how we decided that I was going to accompany El Fénix on his next trip to Mexico City. It is possible that there may have been […]
Not the Name Your Parents Gave You
Author’s note: With my two-year anniversary with Lucha Libre Volcánica upon me, I find myself thinking back on some of the more memorable experiences I’ve had there. This is the […]
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