Gabriela Moreno presents a talk that captures the essence of life on the border. She steps back in time to reminisce about the moments in history that shaped her Chicana/Fronteriza identity. Her personal view of history, culture, and life along the U.S.-Mexico border is one that is excluded from the history books. Moreover, she provides an opportunity to experience and understand people and life along the border through her analysis of representations in the region. I Live in a Mean Green State deploys theoretical approaches in the disciplines of Visual and Cultural Studies, Border Studies, Ethnic Studies, discourse analysis, and spatial theory. Gabriela addresses her existence within heterotopias (incompatible spaces) and homotopias (conforming spaces) that help her navigate through her imagined communities by creating a Third Space. Her commentary on discursive and social practices in everyday life, bring light to the way in which we function within our own power relations.