I just watched Amélie for what may be the fifth time. A rarity for me, since I rarely watch movies at all. Maybe this movie is an exception because it's from the its first moment, I felt a kinship with the title character. Her more than quirky personality makes her seem as if she's oblivious to the … Continue reading Amélie and living a life of wonder
How a 3rd grader changed my life
Although I spent my teenage years participating in volunteer projects at church and school, the story of how I became a passionate advocate for volunteer work didn't begin until I was a young adult. In 1995, at the age of 24 my place of employment offered any interested employee the opportunity to spend three hours … Continue reading How a 3rd grader changed my life
Life lessons with a Salsa beat [video]
Camilo Sesto and Roberto Carlos, both balladeers that were as much a part of my childhood as my Wonder Woman doll. My Puerto Rican parents preferred ballads over Salsa and Merengue, and those songs defined my early years. In fact, Roberto Carlos' Yo Quiero Apenas was somehow to me the Spanish version of Coke's I'd like … Continue reading Life lessons with a Salsa beat
Haven’t been invited to a baby shower in a while. Was it something I said?
My very proper Mom recently told me that being married was overrated and I should just find someone—anyone—to father her unborn grandchildren. “I’m not getting any younger and neither are you!” may have been her exact words. As I stated in a past blog, La anti-Latina, I am an anomaly; a single, childless Latina in her … Continue reading Haven’t been invited to a baby shower in a while. Was it something I said?
The woman who CAN and DOES do it all
I live on what my building terms the 3rd floor but I swear is more like a fourth floor. It's embarrassing to say that recovering from the climb always takes me a few minutes. That's why this, my first Friendly Inspiration post, is featuring my dear friend Cynthia Torres Sanchez, who today finished the American Lung … Continue reading The woman who CAN and DOES do it all
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