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Welcome to the Guitarrón Chronicles, Mariachi Luna Llena’s weekly summer blog to keep up with members over the summer!
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  • Anna's Post-Grad Sidequests 🎻✈️💃
    Last but certainly not least, we have our alumni ex-Music Director Anna to wrap up this year's Guitarrón Chronicles! Anna has played all sorts of instruments with the mariachi and continues to go on various musical sidequests.   ‧₊˚❀‧₊˚. Anna's Summer Update 8-28-25 ‧₊˚❀‧₊˚. Hello everyone! My summer has been a little chaotic with various…
  • Hannah's Research, Roadtrips, & Goals 🔬🚙🎯
     Hi there, give a warm welcome to the one and only Hannah Loredo, one of our fellow guitarrónists and Guitarrón Chronicle hosts! Take a look at what Hannah has been up to as we approach the end of this year’s summer blogs.   ‧₊˚❀‧₊˚. Hannah’s Summer Update 8-21-25 ‧₊˚❀‧₊˚.   Hey guys! I, Hannah Loredo…
  • Rebekah's Roadtrip, Internship, & Wedding Prep 🚙💻💍
    Welcome back to another week of the Chronicles, this week we have our lovely Rebekah, fellow Mariachi Luna Llena violinist and Hanzsenite. Hola todos! I’ve finally emerged from my wonderfully chaotic summer, and I’m here to give a quick recap of what I’ve been up to these past few months! Roadtripping Across the Country🚙 The…
  • Benjamin Exploring Peru, Atlanta, & SGH Internship ✈️🐒🚧
    Hello everyone! We at The Guitarrón Chronicles are super excited to present the one and only Benjamin, mariachi’s music director! When Ben isn’t cooking up beautiful setlists and organizing rehearsals, he’s playing trumpet! Let’s see what he’s been up to this summer 👀 ‧₊˚♪ 𝄞₊˚⊹ Benjamin’s Summer Update 8-8-25 ‧₊˚♪ 𝄞₊˚⊹ Shortly after I finished…
  • Jason’s Guatemala Internship, Summer Research, & Double-sided Sunnyside-up Eggs ✈️🔬💉
    The Guitarrón Chronicles is back with another update! This week’s blogger is none other than our chaotic violinist and fellow Murt resident, Jason!   ‧₊˚❀‧₊˚. Jason’s Summer Update 7-28-25 ‧₊˚❀‧₊˚. Hi y'all! I briefly escaped from lab work to deliver a quick recap of what I've been up to this summer.   Guatemala Internship 🩹🩺…
  • Danielle Exploring Latin America 🌇✈️🌊
    Hello it is I. Danielle. One of your Guitarrón Chronicle hosts! I’ve had one of the absolute craziest summers of my life. It’s actually been the most productive unproductive summer ever. I’ve travelled more in the past month than I probably have in my entire life. As you might know from my first conjoined blog…
  • Nicole’s Ecuador Trip, Birthday, and Endless Internship ✈️🎂
    It’s that time of week again! Welcome back to The Guitarrón Chronicles, hosted by your guitarrónes Danielle and Hannah! This week we’ll get to hear from Nicole, our fellow guitarist (and soon to be vihuela-ist???)!   ⋆⭒˚.⋆ Nicole's Summer Update 7-14-25 ⋆⭒˚.⋆ It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s a.. No yeah, it’s a plane.…
  • Nancy’s Internship, Pickleball, Biking, and Movie Adventures! 🚊🚲🏎️
    What’s up everyone, it's time for another week of the Guitarrón Chronicles, hosted by Hannah and Danielle! This week we learn a bit more about what fellow violinist and incoming Mariachi Luna Llena President Nancy has been up to this summer!   ‧₊˚❀‧₊˚. Nancy’s Summer Update 7-13-25 ‧₊˚❀‧₊˚. Hello everybody!! ☀️ Nancy Martinez here, reporting…
  • Andrea & Camila’s Cozumel Trip & A Stanford Graduation 🏖️🎓
    Hello hello hello!! Welcome back to the Guitarrón Chronicles hosted by your fellow guitarrónes, Danielle and Hannah! A warm welcome to this week's blogger, long-time mariachi mom and guitar-player Andrea!! ‧₊˚❀‧₊˚. Andrea & Camila’s Summer Update 7-2-25 ‧₊˚❀‧₊˚. Holaaaa! So far, this summer has been pretty eventful, from celebrating birthdays and graduations, to saving a…
  • Welcome from Guitarrónes Danielle & Hannah!! 🎶💕
    Welcome to the first issue of the Guitarrón Chronicles, brought to you by none other than Danielle Colon and Hannah Loredo (your favorite guitarrónes)! Each week, a new Mariachi Luna Llena member will post a little something about what they are up to this summer so we can highlight everything our lovely mariachis have been…