Tanya Aguiñiga recounts her experience of traveling to Oaxaca, which was cut short when she tested positive for COVID-19. She emphasizes her concern about potentially exposing a less-resourced community to the virus, prompting an early return to the U.S. Later, she participated in a residency at her Los Angeles studio and subsequently returned to Oaxaca, spending time with Gutiérrez’s family in Teotitlán del Valle.