Our Life Logs

“My name is Rosa. I’m from the Waheachi community, which is one hour from the Rejogochi community where my school is located. I usually get up at five in the morning and leave at six thirty for school with my siblings. Sometimes, on the way, I encounter animals such as coyotes, snakes, deer and bulls. Bulls are sometimes angry and chase people. Once, we had to hide to save ourselves, and we arrived very late to school that day.

I like to study. I'm in the fourth year, and the teachers at this school have taught me many things. They give me guitar lessons. I have also learned to sing, sew, and make bracelets.

When I grow up, I would like to be a teacher like the teachers here, because they teach us through singing and the classes are not boring. They are in the language we speak too. When it rains a lot or snow falls, we come to school very wet, and we stay that way. Sometimes we get sick from it.

I have thirteen siblings and we all study at this school, and we thank Fundación Vida Digna for supporting us with the scholarship.”

This mini-story is brought to you from the people of the Tarahumara, an indigenous group living in the Mexican state of Chihuahua. Tarahumara is the modern name for the Raramuri people. We connected with them through our Remember My Story partner, Xero Shoes who donates a portion of their proceeds from their DIY Sandal Kit to the Tarahumara Children’s Hospital Fund.

The Indigenous people of the Copper Canyon in Mexico, the Tarahumara have been suffering under drought, food shortages, lack of access to health care, and other challenges. Special thanks to Fr. Miguel who also helped us collect these children's stories.

If you have interest in donating to support the Tarahumara, follow this link: https://www.xeroshoes.com/shop/donate/support-the-tarahumara/

"My name is Eliseo Parra from the Waehachi community. I live one hour from school. I usually get up at 5:30 in the morning and leave around 6:30 with my sister and friends to go to school. I really like going to class. My teachers explain the subjects to me very well and make sure I understand them. I also really like the music workshops. I know how to play guitar, and they teach us very beautiful songs. Although I have to walk two hours a day for school, I do not mind. I am not lazy. I learn many things at school, and when I grow up, I want to be a teacher. I want to teach children like my teachers.

Sometimes the teachers leave us a lot of homework and I can't do it because there is no electricity in my house. I have many brothers and sisters, but my father does not make enough to buy us shoes. I have to walk barefoot when snow falls. My feet get very red and then very hot, but I hold on. I hope that when I grow up, I will have money and buy many shoes."

This mini-story is brought to you from the people of the Tarahumara, an indigenous group living in the Mexican state of Chihuahua. Tarahumara is the modern name for the Raramuri people. We connected with them through our Remember My Story partner, Xero Shoes, who donates a portion of their proceeds from their DIY Sandal Kit to the Tarahumara Children’s Hospital Fund.

The Indigenous people of the Copper Canyon in Mexico, the Tarahumara have been suffering under drought, food shortages, lack of access to health care, and other challenges. We'll be sharing more of their stories in the coming weeks.

If you have interest in donating to support the Tarahumara, follow this link

https://www.xeroshoes.com/shop/donate/support-the-tarahumara/

“My name is Laura from the Waheachi community. I live one hour from school. I usually get up at six in the morning, and I go to school at approximately seven. The route I take to get to school is walking through the hills.

It is difficult for me to go to school when the weather is bad, especially when it rains, because you have to pass a stream. I go with my sister to school, and when she is not there, I go with the other children. I really like to study. I don't like to be absent, but I have to sometimes when my mother takes me to the apple to take care of my little brother.

When I get home, I do my homework right away because at home there is no electricity. Sometimes I have dinner. When there is no food, I go to bed, and the next day I get up early to go to school for breakfast.”


This mini-story is brought to you from the people of the Tarahumara, an indigenous group living in the Mexican state of Chihuahua. Tarahumara is the modern name for the Raramuri people. We connected with them through our Remember My Story partner, Xero Shoes, who donates a portion of their proceeds from their DIY Sandal Kit to the Tarahumara Children’s Hospital Fund.

The Indigenous people of the Copper Canyon in Mexico, the Tarahumara have been suffering under drought, food shortages, lack of access to health care, and other challenges. We'll be sharing more of their stories in the coming weeks.

In honor of we invite you to donate to the Tarahumara Children's Hospital Fund: https://www.xeroshoes.com/shop/donate/support-the-tarahumara/

Joseph's senior year and future was all falling into place. Then the COVID-19 pandemic hit. Everything moved online, including his graduation and his first classes of college.

Have you gone through a similar experience? Has your child? Tell us for the Remember My Story video projet. Details on how to submit and get a $100 grant can be found here: ourlifelogs.com/rms