“I never thought anything was strange in Puerto Rico other than the big mosquitos; because I was born there, nothing was really foreign to me. I think what I saw strange coming to L.A. was that a lot of people are a little bit two-faced. In Puerto Rico, you don't get that.” PeopleThinkingLittlesTwoBigsBitsBornSawsStrangeLittle BitPuerto RicoRico Author:Joyce Giraud
“I was very skinny and very lanky and kind of awkward. In Puerto Rico everybody is a little more voluptuous, with these beautiful bodies and there I was the skinny lanky girl.” KindLittlesBodyBeautifulGirlAwkwardSkinnyPuerto RicoRicoVoluptuousBeautiful Body Author:Joyce Giraud
“In Puerto Rico, we have a lot of traditions. We eat a very typical thing that's called 'pasteles' - it's almost like a tamale made of bananas, and we make it all together. Like, all the women of the family unite, and it's a very big deal, a very big thing.” MadeBigsTogetherDealsTraditionTypicalBig ThingsBig DealBananasPuerto RicoRicoTamales Author:Joyce Giraud
