This year, I spent my birthday weekend eating my way through Baja--beginning in Tijuana at the colorful Mercado Hidalgo. Walk with me a little while...
Veer off the worn path
Step through a cracked door
Set wide eyes upon
What was veiled before
Attend to its whisper
Pursue where it goes
Discover a world
Where fear is unknown
Where places have stories
Where people are treasures
With depths undiscovered
And beauty unmeasured
© 2026 Lauren di Matteo