People often don´t know where I am from. People have asked if I am Peruvian, Venezuelan, Cuban, Mexican, German, Polish, French, and of course, from the USA. A couple of older Peruvian men in my neighborhood of Carabayllo gave me 2 choices: ¿Peruvian or Cuban? I explain “Soy estadounidensa”. I love that in these moments, cultures start to blend. They don´t know and being a cultural hybrid is a privilege. I like that. I want that. I also only want that if I can maintain all my connections, love, and humanity with my roots. That is something that really, really matters.