A droplet forms, clear and full. How do I see it? Now it’s coral pink, like my cheeks after the tears. The droplet falls from its home in the clouds, from the puffy white clouds—puffy like my face. The shower falls through the air until the air is moist and breathing becomes difficult, like the diminishing lung capacity of my body.
The sky is falling; sing the birds with raspy voices until I can no longer speak. All leaves are now on the ground and moving in the wind like my lifeless and dull body. There is lightning in the sky as it cracks wide open, like my barren soul. The thunder screams and my broken mind, no longer synaptic.
Many things have inspired me along the way, from the way that atoms interact to universal forces working in tandem to bring joy into my life.
I arrived from Cuba at the young age of 6 years old, became a big sister to an exceptional little boy at the age of 13, went off to college as a first-generation college student, earned a Bachelor's degree in Biological Chemistry from Grinnell College. After graduating, I became a high school science teacher with Teach for America and taught for 5 years. While teaching, I earned a Master's of Science in Education and Social Change from the University of Miami and then studied at Florida Institute of Technology and became a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA). Currently I am loving my life as a BCBA where every day I learn new skills applicable in my practice and in my life.
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