The "Kikita's Alone in Florida" saga continues . . . After the Chinese food debacle (ok, so I should have known better, but I'd been traveling all day and I was tired), I decided my first order of business should be to venture out and find the nearest grocery store, preferably Publix. This choice came primarily because after dinner last night ...
Cuban-American Life
I hope you enjoy my posts about my crazy and wonderful Cuban-American life.
What do you call your Abuela?
The span in age between me and my oldest sister, Ofie, is about fifteen years. Which means she was married and had her first child, Annette, by the time I was nine. Which means that at that point in my young life, my mother, Luz, became a grandmother."La Abuela!" She had waited so long to finally hear those words. She could barely wait until ...
Guess who’s in Miami!?!
Hello my party people! Kikita here. And when I say "here" I mean in MIAMI!! Luckily I made it just in time for thunderstorms . . . (which makes landing REALLY fun) :-) This is what my first night consisted of:Yes, I committed the major faux-paux and ate Chinese Take-Out, don't tell Mami! Email me, call me, let's get together, I'm here! :-) ...
“Felicidades, Abuela!” (state your name)
I've written before about how my family spent summers in Varadero Beach in pre-castro Cuba.My grandmother's birthday was in late June so we would be out of Havana and not with her to celebrate. So we would call.... It seems like such a simple thing, making a phone call from Varadero to Havana, but it was quite an elaborate operation because the ...
When in Rome…
It was a TOGA party we had last night for Adam's birthday.(And yes, we did a sing along - to Disney's Hercules)I dressed in a toga.I cooked dinner in my toga.I became quite attached to my toga.They're very comfortable and I think I look spectacular in RED. Heck, this might turn out to be our Christmas card picture this year.... (that wouldn't ...
Helen…. Wheels?
My sister, Helen, has a daughter, whom she named... Helen. I know. It was a totally Cuban thing to name children after their parents back in the day, but that's not important right now. Technically, she named her Helen del Carmen.So in order to differentiate between them, the family thing has been to call the younger Helen by her full name: ...
Bilingual in the Bubble
DISCLAIMER: The following post may not be completely understandable to my non-Cuban blog readers. I apologize in advance. I often refer to South Orange County (where we live) as The Bubble. This is white whole-wheat bread capital of So Cal.I miss my Bilingual in the Boonies friend, Carrie. Unlike my (lovely and fabulous) American friends, ...
Because fireworks always make me cry (but that’s not important right now)…
We're taking the day off, of course.We'll swim today. It's hot here in Southern California.Later we're meeting some other families to share food and a picnic at our local lake.We'll wait until the sun has set and we'll all watch the fireworks together.Just a typical family celebrating a typical 4th of July. With one small exception.When I typically ...
Island girls blog, too.
The Balboa Island Ferry.Just one of those local historically charming things we have here in South Orange County.Since 1919 the auto ferry has been taking 3 cars at a time (plus pedestrian passengers) back and forth between Balboa Island and the Fun Zone at the Balboa Peninsula. To my complete excitement and delight, my Cuban friend, Carrie, of ...
Cuban-American Pride
Kikita here. Boy, do I have a story today! In my many dancing travels, I have made some Cuban friends. I'm sure I've mentioned them before, but that's not even that important right now. By some fluke, my friends were playing a venue early in the evening at a place close to their home. Being that we've become really close (there ...
