nativefaces:

“A lot of Spanish speaking indigenous people of Mexico always tend to say to me, "I see you writing & speaking Nahuatl. I wish I spoke, Nahuatl, too!”
But what they don’t know is that MOST of us, more so us that were raised in pueblos, ejidos, little villages, we already speak Nahuatl, at least a large list of words we use daily are actually Nahuatl words. 
What happened is that when the Spaniards forced our ancestors to speak Spanish (or Castellano/Castilian), and prohibited us from speaking Zapotec, Mixtli, Nahuatl, Maya, etc., our people had no choice, as captives, but to speak Spanish, but in secret they still spoke their indigenous tongue among each other.
Our ancestors believed that it was very important to speak our tongue (regardless what tongue it is, as long as it’s indigenous to you) and that is why they continued speaking it, even if with time it watered down some, the fact remains that our ancestors passed it on.
A lot of us that were born, and raised in, or by parents raised in villages, pueblitos, ejidos, we are speaking Nahuatl meanwhile we speak Spanish. 
Don’t believe me? I’m going to write down a few words for you in Nahuatl, and you’ll be shocked as to how you thought you were speaking Spanish, but in reality you were speaking Nahuatl:

Spanish/Nahuatl:
Aguacate – Ahuacatl
Camote – Camotli
Chayote – Chayotli
Chapopote – Chapopotli
Chipotli – Xipotli
Coyote – Coyotl
Atole – Atolli
Cacahuate – Tlacucahuatl 
Elote -Elotl
Huarache – Kwarachi
Jicama – Xicamatl
Mescal – Mexcalli
Guajolote – Wuehxolotl
Comal – Comalli
Chiquito – Tzitz Quit (pronounced Chiqui)
Mecate – Mecatl
Popote – Popotl
Pozole – Potzolli
Papalote – Papalotl
Mole – Molli
Milpa – Milpa
Mezquite – Mizquitl
Jitomate – Xictomatl
Chocolate – Xocolatl

These are just a few that we use on a daily basis, but most of what we say is really Nahuatl, at times Zapotec, Mixtli, and other Native tongues, and that’s why when you go to Spain, or even attend a school in Mexico, you might even fail a Spanish class because, We speak Nahuatl mixed with some Spanish, and we owe all thanks to our ancestors that were so dedicated in passing down our tongue. 
I hope that empowered you, and gave you pride as well!” – credit to (Ricardo Ignacio) 

nativefaces:

The avocado is a wild fruit that grows on trees indigenous to the areas now known as the West Indies, Guatemala, and Mexico. Archaeological evidence shows that Indigenous Americans gathered and ate wild avocados in the Tehuacan Valley of Mexico as early as 8000-7000 B.C. Although Avocado seeds have been found on Peruvian seacoast archaeological sites dating to 2400-2000 B.C., ethnologists believe the fruits were first cultivated in Huaca Prieta,Peru, in about 750 B.C. 

 The Aztec,called these leathery-leafed trees “Ahuacacuahitl” or “testicle trees”. Little is known about how the Aztec served avocados, except that they made a sauce of mashed avocado called “Huaca-mulli,” GUACAMOLE today. The Maya sliced avocados and ate them wrapped in a tortilla or chopped them and added them to stews that had already been cooked. 

 Spanish priests- who believed the fruits were aphrodisiacs because of the tree’s name and their appearance— frowned on eating them and forbade them from being grown in mission gardens. Because avocados did not remain fresh on long ocean voyages, they remained an oddity to Europeans  for many years. Europeans who did taste avocados often were not sure of what to do with them. Some culinary experts advised mixing them with lime juice and sugar, while others said they were best eaten plain. Avocados did not become popular in the U.S until the 1900s. By 1993 people in the U.S were eating an average of two pounds of avocados per person each year. California and Florida are currently the primary Avocado-producing states in the U.S. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture the annual value of U.S. avocado production is about $200 million. 

nativefaces:

THERE IS SIMPLY NO SUBSTITUTE FOR READING

You cannot DANCE your way to knowledge.
You cannot PRAY your way to knowledge.
You cannot TATTOO your way to knowledge.
You cannot CHANT your way to knowledge.

Honor our ancestors by studying.
You mock our ancestors if you think they didn’t STUDY to gain knowledge.

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bethanythebear:

m-lissa:

Guys! Domino’s is now offering this coupon- 50% off all pizzas when you order online! It’s not much, but if you’re always super tight on money like me and your cupboards are bare… You can get a small pizza for $3! I just ordered a large for $6 and I will have leftovers tomorrow.

It’s a great deal! Thought I’d share with you guys~

Treat yo self

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suicunesrider:

uneditededit:

Remember in 1993 when Jurassic Park was like…the end all, be all of special effects?

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not gonna lie that still looks intimately real

I’m still somewhat convinced that someone sold their soul to create the special effects in Jurassic Park because that shit is over 20 years old and it still really, really holds up, better than the stuff in a lot of current movies, even.

Fucking witchcraft, man.