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Spider Chronicles (continued): White-tailed rabbit?

I wish I was kidding… They say white-tailed spiders seek the comforts of your home in the Summer to take refuge from the intense heat.  Summer doesn’t start until December 1st.  We’re still in Spring and it hasn’t even begun … Continue reading

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Spider Chronicles: The White-tail

I’ve always said that I’m more afraid of the spider web than I am of the spider itself… White-tailed spiders wander about human dwellings (beds) and may be encountered unexpectedly, unlike the black house spider and the redback which are … Continue reading

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¿Qué estoy haciendo aquí? – Lost & Found in Oz

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Going away for college “Miami kids” face a pluralism that is hard to reach in the self-sufficient enclaves found within South Florida. University and career choices can carry young Cuban-Americans away from Miami and everything the city means to them in terms of family, language and culture. When second-generation Cuban-Americans travel far beyond Miami they are uniformly struck by just how Cuban they feel. They ache for dishes of black beans and rice, and they search their iTunes for salsa music… Having relocated far beyond the United States I’ve also been stricken with just how American I feel… Elements of both cultures run deep… Continue reading

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Welcome to “No Place Like Home”

For now you can call me Fulanita Tal Qual.  I was born and raised in the United States, and I aim to give you a Cuban-American “Gen X” perspective of this wild and crazy (and beautiful) world we live in. … Continue reading

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