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When I first met with Brenda she had an earring, a solitary halo, which was a gift from her grandmother. It’s other half had been lost and this one was longing to find a new path. So, we sat over tea, and she told me about her Grandmother Gregoria. A woman of Mexican heritage, she carries with her a strong presence and is always polished, an entrepreneur and a mother to 7. It was with these attributes of a striking woman in mind, that coincidentally, I set off for Mexico. Eyes wide open, waiting for lightning to strike.
We approached the Metropolitan Cathedral in downtown Mexico City. Home not only to the biggest flag I have ever seen in my life, but a building rich in history. It is Latin America’s largest and oldest Cathedral and is situated atop a former Aztec sacred precinct. It now houses the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mexico, and was actually designed by Spaniard Claudio de Arciniega. It was inspired by Valladolid’s Gothic architecture. (No wonder I’m smitten!) It was while wandering through this complex that a pattern caught my eye on the ceiling above me. I pointed my phone upward to capture it.