I don’t even know where to begin. The last 24 hours were extremely stressful and anxiety-inducing. At 6:00 a.m. two days ago, I received a text message from my sister noting that she was scared. She was very scared. Then, I didn’t hear from her at all for […]
As a Puerto Rican you have a love affair with pork. There is pork in everything, including our red beans. I wasn’t always so enamored of pork. I was a vegetarian for over a decade. Thus, no meat really made me happy. Even now that […]
Growing up in a Puerto Rican household in the South Bronx wasn’t easy. There was crime, asthma and vacant lots all around us. The Bronx had burned at one point and it is still building up. There were also superstitions for every type of occasion that […]
Yes, I am Puerto Rican by Way of Superstitions and Rituals: Avoiding the “Mal de Ojo” I am always on the lookout for an evil eye: or the “mal de ojo” There are people who are so jealous of you that their energy gets converted into some weird […]
Here we go again: Nuyorican, Gringa, and Puerto Rican what shall I be labelled? Nuyoricans are a funny bunch. They have a mixed cultural identity that is extremely strong that forms a strong core component of their being. The term broadly refers to the Puerto Rican diaspora experience. […]
There’s a monkey on my head and other animal travel tales When I first started traveling to Puerto Rico a while ago on a more frequent basis, I was at first scared by the roaming pack of dogs. I would tense up and look for the quickest […]
Surfing world cities through the subway and metro train systems As a New Yorker I have an intimate knowledge and understanding of the underground. I understand what it means to be a straphanger. I know to never hold onto a subway pole below the waist. Trust me […]
The Puerto Rican love of Dolphins and the Brazilian Myth of El Encantado When I am feeling a little down, I tend to eat a lot of cherry heads or grab some pizza. Pizza, according to my son is the cure all for everything. When down, I […]
This Puerto Rican girl who is in love with lighthouses is excited to be nominated for the Lighthouse Award I could say that because I am Puerto Rican, I love lighthouses. However, I am not too sure I could prove a cause and effect or even a correlation […]
Bomba Y Plena: Dancing Whimsy at a Leadership Development and Training Event I grew up in the South Bronx in a fairly predominant Puerto Rican neighborhood. We would do parrandas (a version of caroling) around the Christmas holidays and drink coquitos. However, it was not until I went […]
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