Dreaming in Spanish

At age twenty-four Sara Alvarado bought a one-way ticket from the midwest to Mexico determined to heal from years of hard partying and sexual trauma. In this raw and inspiring memoir Sara takes readers on a journey as she struggles with being newly sober unexpectedly in love - and then suddenly terrifyingly pregnant. Guided from afar by her wise and loving mother and her emerging spiritual connection Sara confidently (yet full of self-doubt) faces the complexity of a multicultural marriage and motherhood in a foreign country. In vivid storytelling prose Sara shares the messy dance between cultures classes languages traditions white privilege and a desire to belong. This epic love story confronts tough topics and uncertainty in an honest voice that is refreshing and witty.

Sara Alvarado is a white woman married to a Mexican man with two multicultural, bilingual children. She is a writer, speaker, co-conspirator, and fierce advocate working for racial equity in real estate. Sara published the Racial Justice Toolkit for Real Estate Professionals, a Guide for Change Agents, and numerous articles and essays. Sara and her husband feel most at home in Madison, Wisconsin, and Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. SaraAlvarado.com