This is The Year It Fell Apart. My name is Marcus Delgado-Reyes and before I tell you anyone else's story I owe you mine. In November 2018 I opened a taqueria on Washington Avenue in Houston with my savings, a loan from my uncle Ramon, and a line around the block on opening night. Eighteen months later I handed the keys back to my landlord on a quiet Monday morning after telling eleven people they no longer had jobs. You are going to hear from my sous chef, from my landlord, and from Ramon, who I spent four years paying back. I am not going to pretend it ended neatly, because it did not. But something did come after, and that is what this show is about. You are listening on Witspeak Podcasts.