What happened to Self-Portrait Tuesdays, you're asking? Well, I've been Self-Portraiting on Tuesdays over on Facebook. (So, if you're on Facebook, look up and join Self-Portrait Tuesdays.) I know. Sorry. I'm a little A.D.D. and I get easily distracted, but that's not important right now. The Self-Portrait thing started a ...
Cuban-American Life
I hope you enjoy my posts about my crazy and wonderful Cuban-American life.
Como Su Ritmo No Hay Dos or What Cuban Music Heaven Looks Like
We live about an hour south of Los Angeles. (That's how you calculate distances here in Southern California; by how long it takes you in traffic to get from one place to another.) This is a wonderful thing because that means that we can go see shows in L.A. but not have to live there. See what I mean? Win-win. ;-) And when summer begins the ...
Angels in the Outfield
I love baseball. Duh, I'm Cuban. Of course, I love baseball.Correction. I love live baseball games. Eric says that's quirky. (I think he means it in a good way...) So tonight we went to our first Angel game this season. Sadly, the Angels really stunk and the Colorado Rockies wiped the field with them 11-1, but that's not important ...
The Gift
Okay, a little background before I begin. (This is Lucy, by the by.) My mom insisted that I keep busy this summer by completing an artistic project every week. This way, I can keep my Facebooking privileges and I don't become a total couch potato this summer. Everyone's happy. Last week, I knitted a really cute green beret and actually ...
Misspellers of the World: UNTIE!
When I started the first grade here in the U.S. I had only been in this country for six months. We were still trying to get used to life in America and spoke only Spanish at home. (That rule carried on for as long as I can remember.) My English at that point was only what I had gleaned from watching Captain Kangaroo ("El Capitán ...
“Ya, KIA, Ya!”
I drive around my suburban neighborhood in a minivan. It's actually a KIA Sedona. And I like it. A lot. We just call it The KIA. And that has become its given name. Adam, who is 22 and who has, shall we say, a different driving style than I do, mocks me whenever I am driving and I accelerate to pass someone. "Ya, Kia, Ya!" He shouts ...
She can’t help it. It’s in her blood.
The high school kids performed the musical, Bye Bye Birdie last weekend. And okay, I know I’m totally partial, but they were wonderful! Rosie was delightful in her irritation at Albert for his inability to commit, and so grudgingly she makes an inspired decision to have Conrad (Albert’s client) kiss a girl from the small town of Sweet Apple, Ohio: ...
Today My Mom is Twenty-One . . .
. . . with thirty-three years of experience. 33!Obviously, this is Kikita and I'm here to write a properly effusive post about my Mom for her birthday.The problem is, I am in no mood to talk about her. I just got back from Miami and am feeling the need to talk about me. The morning that I left for my 5 day trip, my friend giving me a ride to ...
Ya viene llegando…
My mom gave me a piece of Cuban history recently. It's a list of names from 1960. The list was of a group of unaccompanied minors who were sent here to the U.S. by their desperate parents to protect them from Castro's plans for the youth of Cuba. The exodus of 14,000 minors was dubbed Operacíon Pedro Pan. (Operation Peter Pan.)1960. ...
Tiki Tiki – stories with cultura, color and sabor
I'm involved in a lot of projects.But I'm particularly proud of this one: It's a new magazine-style site called the Tiki Tiki. (I'm soooo excited about this!) The best part of this project is that I have had the privilege and pleasure to collaborate with three amazingly talented and passionate Latinas: Carrie, Carla and ...
