An Habanera by birth, Cuban by conviction, hopelessly Caribbean. Swiss, Italian, and Spanish by heritage. American by choice.

Very happy, and way too prone to nostalgia. An obsessive reader and a slave to writing.

Very persevering, hard-working, outspoken, disobedient, creative, given to transgressions, generous, very loyal, and extremely mischievous.

I have many defects, but I will not point them out. There is no shortage of volunteers for that.

As far as virtues are concerned, I think the only one worth mentioning is the fact that I can conquer my own fear of giving my all, even at the risk of losing myself.

I don't have many prejudices left. I don't believe I have or acknowledge any taboos, and I firmly believe we should strive to be happy, if for no other reason than to keep from ruining everyone else's lives.

I enjoy almost everything I do and I truly do believe in love over everything else.