#5SmartReads - January 22, 2020

Today’s guest curator is Emma Cardenas! She is a regular contributor for #5SmartReads. Here are two questions to get to know her better:

Q: How many times did you move as a child? or Where do you think of when you hear “childhood home?"
A: Moved about 4 times but within the same town. I think of my hometown (San Pedro, CA) as my childhood home, rather than a specific dwelling.

Q: Your favorite qualities in a woman?
A: Intellect, kindness, and ambition

Here’s The Indigenous Original Of The Holiday’s Iconic Poinsettia Flower (Mitu)

‘Tis the season for nochebuenas! One of my uncles in Mexico is an agricultural engineer and he exports thousands of poinsettias every year, it was interesting to learn more about their indigenous origin.