The journey started in March of 2018 when my family was visitng from Guaymas Sonora, Mexico. They had gifted me a bag of some delicious trail mix. I loved it so much that I reached out to the business owner. I let her know that I wanted to invest in her business but she said, "No" and told me I could pay full price. My tia looked at me and said “Hija, tu no eres pendeja. Abre la bolsa y ve que tiene, y haz tu propio mix.’ In English she basically said, "You’re not a dumb ass, open the bag look at whats’s inside and make your own mix." Days later with $25 dollars that I had left over from my paycheck, I went and bought dried fruit, roasted nuts and whatever else I needed. This is how J’s TrailMex was created.