Hi,
This is Marlenys Villamar, a Spanish instructor at the United Nations, John Jay College, and Cervantes Institute. Currently, I live in West New York, New Jersey, but I used to live in Miami Beach, Florida. Before I lived in Miami Beach, I used lo live en Hialeah, "la ciudad que progresa". I am proud to have been part of Hialeah because that was the city where my grandmother lived and where she created a place for us. But, who my grandmother was? Let me talk about her: one of the most important person in my life.
Her name was Caridad Amelia Cepero Navarro; however, in the United States she adopted my grandfather's last name: Herrera. BTW, I think I was blessed having grandmothers as the one I used to have: one in Cuba and another in USA.
My grandmother, Caridad Amelia Cepero Navarro, was called with different names by her grandsons. The ones from USA used to call her "Boly", and the ones from Cuba, like me, used to call her "abuela Caruca". I knew she preferred to be called "Boly" or "Cary", but at the same time she was happy knowing that we always keep her name in our hearts, although we couldn't meet her until we were almost adults.
This is Marlenys Villamar, a Spanish instructor at the United Nations, John Jay College, and Cervantes Institute. Currently, I live in West New York, New Jersey, but I used to live in Miami Beach, Florida. Before I lived in Miami Beach, I used lo live en Hialeah, "la ciudad que progresa". I am proud to have been part of Hialeah because that was the city where my grandmother lived and where she created a place for us. But, who my grandmother was? Let me talk about her: one of the most important person in my life.
Her name was Caridad Amelia Cepero Navarro; however, in the United States she adopted my grandfather's last name: Herrera. BTW, I think I was blessed having grandmothers as the one I used to have: one in Cuba and another in USA.
My grandmother, Caridad Amelia Cepero Navarro, was called with different names by her grandsons. The ones from USA used to call her "Boly", and the ones from Cuba, like me, used to call her "abuela Caruca". I knew she preferred to be called "Boly" or "Cary", but at the same time she was happy knowing that we always keep her name in our hearts, although we couldn't meet her until we were almost adults.