storytime: *be prepared to cry*

my abuelito pedro was one of the most respected curanderos in our community. he studied traditional medicine, traditional healing, tarot, and astrology.

my mom and her siblings used to love asking him to tell them about their future.

he used to tell them many sweet things but there was one story my
tia/os remember most.

he would tell them “you’re going to grow up and live far from here in a house close to the ocean”

they’d giggle at the thought because none had ever seen the ocean.

many years later after he had already crossed over.. my tias remembered what he had told them.

that’s when they realized, they had been living in california right near the ocean for years. just like abuelito pedro had said