My Expat Life: The heart of Dia de los Muertos

Jenita Lawal
Nov 1 · 4 min read

Insights and reflections on my life abroad with my three kids

“I don’t know! We locals don’t do that,” my friend laughed,”This is not tradition. This is for tourists.” I had asked her what happens in the cemetery at the end of the parade of animas. A group of us had met up in Centro to join in the festivities.

Photo taken by Magenta Freeman, 10/31/2019

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Jenita Lawal

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Jenita is a lover of travel, words, sunsets and people. She is a travel advisor, life coach and homeschool mom who tries to save the world one person at a time.

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