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  • October 8, 2019

    5 Steps to Re-Kindling Your Purpose

    5 Steps to Re-Kindling Your Purpose

    In this article, I provide insight into the five key steps that helped me rekindle my purpose and pinpoint my destination. I hope it helps you find a way back to yourself and leads you to where you want to go.

  • October 1, 2019

    Job, Interrupted

    Job, Interrupted

    It was the email that broke the employee’s back. The last one I would put up with. I took a deep breath, pushed myself away from my computer, and choked back tears. They were still welling in my eyes as I turned away to face the wall of my cubicle. I didn’t want my co-workers…

  • June 9, 2019

    Love in the time of Tinder: How Can We Stop Dating Like Robots and Start Making Real Connections?

    Love in the time of Tinder: How Can We Stop Dating Like Robots and Start Making Real Connections?

    When was the last time you went on a date with someone you met in person? Dating applications like Tinder, Bumble, and Hinge have helped us meet people, but are they helping us make real connections?

  • June 2, 2019

    XS Tamarindo Blast Margaritas Recipe

    XS Tamarindo Blast Margaritas Recipe

    Enjoy beloved margaritas powered by the energy of XS Tamarindo Blast. Share this recipe with your family and friends, and enjoy them all summer long!

  • May 16, 2019

    Alabama and Georgia Just Sentenced Women to Death With Regressive Abortion Bills

    Alabama and Georgia Just Sentenced Women to Death With Regressive Abortion Bills

    I’d like to think that my purpose as a woman goes far beyond being an incubator. I wholeheartedly believe that motherhood is a beautiful and selfless act for those who choose to have children and become mothers. However, ripping women of their bodily autonomy and right to choose when and if they want to become…

  • May 7, 2019

    Chapter 2: Nenita

    Chapter 2: Nenita

    Capitulo 2: Nenita (Spanish Version) America Emilia Varela arrived at her mother’s home in Alturas de Belen with three young children and a shattered heart. The young woman that served as a second mother to her siblings and an ally to her mother now needed her family’s support more than ever before. A few weeks…

  • May 6, 2019

    Capítulo 2: Nenita

    Capítulo 2: Nenita

    América Emilia Varela llegó a casa de su madre en Alturas de Belén con tres hijos y el corazón destrozado.

  • April 29, 2019

    Chapter 1: Abuela María

    Chapter 1: Abuela María

    Ninety-seven years ago, on the largest island of the Antilles, Maria Rodriguez Pombo married Jacob Varela. At 16 years old, Maria had returned from Spain to her native Cuba to finalize the marriage her parents had arranged for her with a man they know from Coruña.

  • April 29, 2019

    Capítulo 1: La Abuela María

    Capítulo 1: La Abuela María

    Hace 97 años, en la isla mas grande de las Antillas, María Rodríguez Pombo fue casada con Jacobo Varela. María, con tan solo 16 años, había regresado de España a su nativa Cuba para concretar el matrimonio que sus padres arreglaron para ella con un conocido de ellos de la Coruña.

  • April 15, 2019

    10 Cuban Vegan/Vegetarian Friendly Recipes

    Growing up Cuban means eating a sleuth of pork and animal products, starches and ignoring  vegetables. Fueled by African and Spanish influences, Cuban cuisine is as diverse as the island’s residents, and its ever growing diaspora. Last year, I joined a vegetarian lunch club at work and felt it was the perfect opportunity to bring…

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