My dear friend and I

Well, I don't know if you noticed that, but she is my mother. Her name is María Luisa and she is 52 years old (Can you believe that?). The truth is that I chose this picture because she is my best friend and it represents how happy we are together. Now, my family lives in Copiapó, and every time I go to visit them, we try to spend the most awesome moments.

The picture was taken by my sister. I remember this moment like it was yesterday (well, it was just in March). My parents, my sister and I had come to our house recently and my dad was parking the car. My mom and I were getting into the house and suddenly my sister yelled: Turn Around! So, we listened to her, I put my arm into my mother's shoulder and we both smiled spontaneously.

I really love this picture for many reasons. First of all, it shows how similar we are, we are both brunette and have the same nose. Another reason is that in this picture, we were in summer, my favorite season (love it because the vacations and the sun). And the last reason is that it shows the front of my house, wich is blue, just like Frida Kahlo's house. My mom and I admire her a lot, we know all her work and dream to visit her country one day.

This photo brings me back all the good memories that I have with my mom. We used to watch Caso Cerrado and eat ice cream together, smoke cigarrettes in the yard and take a beer at lunch. Now, the only thing I have of her is a Virgen de la Guadalupe image that she gave me the last time I left Copiapó. I really hope to see her again and do all the things we do together.