When people find out I'm Cuban (which is practically one of the first things I tell them about myself, but that's not important right now) they ask me if I know "so and so" - their only other Cuban friend. They tell me the person's name and look questioningly into my eyes. Surely I must know every other Cuban on the ...
Lifestyle
Posts about everything going on in my life. Enjoy!
Doing My Duty
I got my jury summons a few weeks ago. And as dutifully as ever I called in on the special jury selection hotline, fully expecting to be dismissed from jury duty. It didn't happen. (What?) So I dutifully came to the Superior Court of the Bubble this morning, fully expecting to have them say, "thanks, but no, thanks." Again, ...
El Palacio and me. (It was love at first sight.)
I've been home for a week now and I'm still processing all the wonderful things I got to do and experience in Miami. I'll be writing about the trip little by little as I sort through my stuff and check my mental rolodex to remind myself of the stories I want to tell. This particular one, I videotaped. (I know! Shut up!) I'm ...
“Cubanism can strike at any age.”
Me: "I made 'fanguito.'" (FAHN-GEE-TOH) Amy Kikita: "Fanguito? Really, Mom? Wait! Is that another Cubanism? Isn't 'fango' the Spanish word for 'mud?' Where exactly are you??" She sounds puzzled, and I picture her tilting her head to one side (kind of like a German shepherd). Me: "In the ...
I Parranda and I Do Laundry – Multi-tasking the Cuban Way
I'm still recovering from my The Traumatic Thwarting of My Trip Home by the POTUS. Thank you all for your concern. I'm definitely home now and back to my real life which includes laundry and laundry and more laundry and I have some videos I have to edit - in between loads of laundry. I'll tell you all about Blogalicious Weekend and ...
The POTUS and the Frita – or Why It Took Me 18 Hours to Get Home
As I type this, I'm flying at 38,000 feet. I should technically be waking up in my own bed right now (sleeping-in would be more accurate, but that's not important right now). Instead I am groggy from a difficult night and anxious for the next 2 hours to fly by. (No pun intended.) Yesterday I woke up in my penthouse room at the ...
Taking Some Well-Earned R & R
I have been in Miami all weekend having an amazing time. I've spent time with some fabulous blog friends and eaten Cuban food and even danced in a club in South Beach. (But I'll deny it if you tell anyone.) But now my amazing Blogalicious weekend is coming to an end. Frankly, I'm on overload from people and ideas and even ...
Abre que voy!
I'm having one of those accidentally cool things happening that happens to me occasionally because I live in a fun bloggy world. I am traveling to Miami for Blogalicious Weekend 2010. Celebrating Diversity in Social Media. (The words celebrating and social seem like they describe me perfectly. Am I right?) My trip is being sponsored in full by ...
The Taming of the Do – The Movie
Hi. I’m Marta and I have naturally curly hair. (“Hi, Marta.”) I know my hair looks smooth and straight in all the photos you've ever seen of me, but that's because I go through great pains and pay big bucks to get it done. And I realized as I was writing this that I started straightening it about a year before I started blogging. So you ...
Merchandising is not the same as Truth
Next week marks the anniversary of the death of mass-murderer Che Guevara. Many of us have had more than our share of run-ins with ignorant hipsters sporting t-shirts and messenger bags with the idealized image of the "revolutionary poster boy." Like most Cubans, I'm not shy about offering the truth of who Che was and why their ...
