Doreen Hansen appreciates all the memories her Westside neighborhood has given her.
Doreen Hansen enjoys spending time at her grandparents' house on West Craig Place, where she has many fond memories with family.Where I live we speak different languages. By the highways, with a lake in our backyard where we spend our Fourth of Julys, where you’ll find the best bakeries and barbacoa tacos, on the side of town where you get called “mija” or “mijo” the most — the West Side.
My house is the house you go to every holiday. It dresses up with the seasons. When Christmas comes to town, it is the most seen house on the block. We string up hundreds of lights, as if we are about to start charging people for a light show. But it all just comes from our spirit.The whole familia comes home to make tamales in our small kitchen every year. Chicken, beef and even strawberry ones. Any reason we can think of to have a family cookout is the right reason.
I grew up a Catholic girl at the Little Flower School across from the Little Flower Basilica. It is where I had my first communion, Confraternity of Christian Doctrine classes every Wednesday, and Mass every Thursday. I learned the values of culture and faith. It’s where I was baptized and where I felt the power of prayer through song for the first time.
I can’t help but smile when the smell of food hits my face with the wind. Here on the West Side, we have some of the best Mexican restaurants. My nose can pick up the scents from Mi Guadalajara, Garcia’s and Leticia’s. To some passing by, they are just Mexican food spots. To me, they will always remain a feeling of home.Bria Woods / San Antonio Report
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