🌲TREES 🌲The Gift That Keeps on Giving!

My family and I have been planting trees in my grandparents farm in Barili, Cebu, Philippines since 2009. During the holidays, I would bring my daughter, siblings, friends and family to plant these trees with me and gift these trees to friends & family during the holidays (Merry Christmas, I gift you a tree that you should plant yourself - you're welcome!😂).

Truck full of trees

Plant them trees little ones! #learningexperience #notchildlabor

Are we here to have a picnic or are we here to plant trees? Bulhot little ones. 

"Planting Trees"

With my Lola Esperanza Garcia (my namesake) and my daughter, Ela

Isn't my Lola the cutest? My little one as well

Another tree we planted the year before

My Dad and daughter checking out the tree we planted a few years before. Look at how much it's grown.

Look how big one of the first trees we've planted has grown!

"Posing for photos make the trees grow faster"

We haven't spent Christmas in the Philippines for many years. This year, however, we will be spending Christmas in Cebu again and after Christmas day, we will be going back to the farm to plant more trees! I'm excited to go back with my family. It becomes a great bonding experience.

My business has also made a donation to plant 300 trees this year with One Tree Planted to represent every guest that has stayed with us this year.

Plant a free tree with my code by clicking on this link. They are great Christmas gifts!

Hello, Again, World

It’s been exactly 5 years since my last blog. I used to write about climate change activism and my journey in sustainability - but I since focused my life on building a family, my children, and building a small business. I felt as if I had nothing exciting to talk about. But I miss it! I miss sharing my thoughts and meanderings, I miss having a platform to express myself, I miss having a forum to discuss my passions and desires. I mentioned this recently to my best friend Nikki, and she said, “Just go for it! Who cares what everyone will read, just write for yourself.” And so here I am, again, world. 

My name is Esperanza Garcia. I am a mother of two amazing children, a beautiful 14 year-old girl, Ela, and a cute little 3-year old, we call Win. I run a small coliving business in the Bay Area. Other than my family, I love ART, food and travel, and I’m passionate about making a difference and building a better world for my children. Where this life will lead me and what I plan to do next, I do not know just yet, but here’s my journey. Who knows how often I will write, maybe it will be in another month, hopefully not another 5 years, but this makes me feel good to have a place of my own to share my journey and life on. 

This took me 2 minutes to write and publish - it wasn't that bad after all!