Somos Semillas Photography

Today marks the beginning of my second September living in Mexico, but for many years now I've always been excited when September rolls around. Why am I so excited about September?  Pumpkin spice lattes? 🎃☕ The start of the fall season? 🍁 The answer is yes, with a BIG "but".  I AM excited about fall because it is one of my favorite seasons, BUT even more than that, I'm excited for a month where it is easier to find ways to celebrate my adopted second culture, even when I haven't been living in Latin America. And there's a lot to celebrate!! I've always sought out and taken part in any Latino cultural events that I could find near me. Anywhere that I go, I try to find some authentic Latin American food, with favorites being Mexican, Colombian, Puerto Rican, and Honduran food. In Chicago, I loved going to the National Museum of Mexican Art and then browsing the cute Mexican shops and dining in fabulous, authentic restaurants in the Pilsen neighborhood. Th...

¡Bienvenidos! Welcome! Suzanne - Founder, Somos Semillas Photography My name is Suzanne and I’m so glad you found my page. I’m a bilingual US citizen who, for many reasons, immigrated to Mexico in 2022. I’ve lived in Honduras and Colombia before, so Latin America feels more like home to me in many ways than the US does. I relocated in search of a quieter, less stressful, yet still purposeful life. I love the Spanish language and the cultures of Latin America - my Latino friends often joke that I’ve got a Latina soul. I love that! Sunrise at the iconic leaning lighthouse in Puerto Morelos, Mexico. I’d been a social worker in the US since 2001 and had been working in a hospital ICU for a number of years when the pandemic hit - talk about out of the frying pan and into the flame! The vicarious trauma and additional anxiety of working in a hospital during the pandemic was the push I needed to finally start making a plan to move back to Latin America. I got my TEFL certification in the mean...