Hispanicize 2013 Recap #1

Hispanicize is over and I still can’t believe it. I now have tons of photos, tons of business cards and tons of great memories to keep!

As I was leaving to catch the plane I was on the phone with a friend and he said: Oh you’re going to a conference in Miami now? Those conferences are never in a place like Minnesota?? They are always somewhere fun… Have a great vacation! And it’s true, nothing against Minnesota but Miami is quite some destination (Not only to vacation –Ahem– I did work!). And I think it’s the perfect place for Hispanicize.


Everything there breathes latino, everywhere you go there is latin food, and latin music in the background — which if you ask my sister at any moment in time she will be able to tell you the name of the artist, the album and the name of the song playing, all this while she is having a deep conversation with you!

So now you get the setting right? (Oh add some good humidity too!) Now add lots and lots of people from all over! The first night we got to go to dinner with the people from Lowe’s who sponsored us, and the next day we were able to check out the booth which was amazing considering the space. I saw a before and after and couldn’t believe it. Too bad I didn’t take pictures of before! But it did make me think more about our little patio, it needs so much love and even though it’t little I know it can get nice and cozy with the right decoration.

The planters that you see in the photos below are an idea featured on the Lowe’s Creative Ideas magazine, I really like them but they seem a little hard to make for me and my abilities. Although now that I keep looking at these photos and I see my poor I-need-some-love patio, I’m thinking my abilities might improve and I might make these planters! What do you think? Should I???

The booth was really a little oasis to get some rest and relaxation. The furniture was pretty cool too, maybe I should just replicate all that for my patio!?

At Hispanicize there was also Art being made everyday, I loved seeing a different artist painting outdoors (donating their time and art for charity), I then realized I didn’t take pictures of all of them 🙁 You see, at the conferences it’s quite hard to be in the moment + share on social media + take all the photos you’re going to want for the posts. Can’t do it all, but believe me, the art was amazing, just by these photos below you can tell right?

Going there with my sister was such a great experience, I felt I could introduce her to so many friends that I tell her about but she never met before plus now that she is blogging too, I can share a lot more with her and she is even considering opening a new blog, it would be health/fitness related which is something she is very passionate about.

There were tons of parties, I mean every night there was something going on, not only one thing but several cause Hispanicize also involves the music and film industry, so there were movie previews and big shows like Jessie and Joy! I was sad I couldn’t make it to that show for example but we went to visit my family that night and had a great time.

In this post are some photos of many friends and this is very little, maybe next time I will make a video with slide shows of just people photos, I think that would be cool!

I’ll come back next week with more Hispanicize, the yacht party, beautiful designs everywhere and products I saw!

Disclosure: Lowe’s sponsored me with all expenses of my trip to the conference. All opinions, ideas and stories are 100% my own.

El stand si parecía un oasis para ir a relajarse y descansar. Los muebles también estaban muy chéveres, debería de decorar mi patio tal cual!!?

En Hispanicize también había arte todos los días, me encantó ver todos los días a un artista diferente pintando al aire libre (donando su tiempo y arte a caridad), y me di cuenta que no les tomé fotos a todos 🙁 Ya ven, es que en las conferencias es un poco dificil vivir el momento, compartir en las redes sociales y además tomar mil quinientas fotos para después, no, que dificil, no se puede hacer todo! Pero créanme, con estas fotos que les traje aquí (ver arriba) se deleitarán y se dan una buena idea.

Fué una experiencia muy chévere ir con mi hermana, es la segunda conferencia que vamos juntas pero esta vez fué mucho más gente y pude presentarle a tantos amigos y amigas de las que siempre les cuento y además ahora compartimos aún más ya que ella está blogueando también y quiere abrir un blog nuevo de salud y ejercicios lo cual es algo que a ella le fascina.

Hubo muchas fiestas, todas las noches había algo y no solamente  una cosa sino varias a la ve porque como Hispanicize también involucra la música y el cine latino habían previews de películas y shows de gent como Jessie y Joy. Yo no pude ir a ese concierto pero nos fuimos a ver a mi familia esa noche y la pasamos muy rico.

3 Amigas together! Las 3 amigas juntas!!

En todo el post pueden ver una cuantas foticos de gente y de amigas y son tan poquitas las que tengo, creo que la conferencia que viene hago un slide show con muchas fotos solo de gente! Que les parece?

La semana que viene vuelvo y les enseño más de Hispanicize, que todavía me quedan muchas fotos, de otras fiestas, de la fiesta del yate, de muchos diseños bellos que vi!

Aclaratoria: Lowe’s cubrió todos los gastos para que yo asistiera a esta conferencia. Todas las opiniones, ideas e historias son 100% mías.