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Raquel Cepeda is a renowned journalist, born on June 9, 1973. She is known for her in-depth reporting on Latin American culture and her advocacy for multiculturalism.

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“More than anything, this place feels familiar. I bury my hands in the hot sand and think about the embodiment of memory or, more specifically, our natural ability to carry the past in our bodies and minds. Individually, every grain of sand brushing against my hands represents a story, an experience, and a block for me to build upon for the next generation. I quietly thank this ancestor of mine for surviving the trip so that I could one day return.”

Spirituality Travel Memory Trekking Life Journey Spiritual Journey Ancestors Sahara Sahara Desert Journeying Ancestral Memory Ancestral Continuum Ancestral Dna

Book:Bird of Paradise: How I Became Latina

Source: Bird of Paradise: How I Became Latina

“Globalization by the way of McDonald’s and KFC has captured the hearts, the minds, and from what I can see through the window, the growing bellies of the folks here.”

Way Mind Heart I Can Growing Travel Window Folks Belly Globalization Captured Mcdonalds Kfc

Book:Bird of Paradise: How I Became Latina

Source: Bird of Paradise: How I Became Latina

“Come to think of it, maybe God is a He after all, because only a cruel force would create something this beautiful and make it inaccessible to most people”

People Thinking Beautiful Force Travel Inaccessible

Book:Bird of Paradise: How I Became Latina

Source: Bird of Paradise: How I Became Latina

“The past is buried deep within the ground in Rabat, although the ancient walls in the old city are still standing, painted in electrifying variations of royal blue that make the winding roads look like streamlets or shallow ocean water”

Looks Stills Past Water Cities Wall Travel Ocean Standing Blue Ancient Buried Shallow Royal Variation Deep Within Ocean Water Winding Road Royal Blue

Book:Bird of Paradise: How I Became Latina

Source: Bird of Paradise: How I Became Latina

“If Aphrodite chills at home in Cyprus for most of the year, then Fez must be the goddess’s playground”

Ifs Years Home Travel Goddess Chill Playgrounds Aphrodite Cyprus

Book:Bird of Paradise: How I Became Latina

Source: Bird of Paradise: How I Became Latina

“To me, travel is more valuable than any stupid piece of bling money can buy”

Pieces Stupid Travel Valuable Bling

Book:Bird of Paradise: How I Became Latina

Source: Bird of Paradise: How I Became Latina

“I wish she'd said something different, but patriarchy is as prevalent around the world as racism and xenophobia are. We can't hide from it, not even here.”

World Said Different Wish Travel Racism Around The World Patriarchy Xenophobia

Book:Bird of Paradise: How I Became Latina

Source: Bird of Paradise: How I Became Latina

About the Author

Born: June 9, 1973
Known for: Journalist
Quotes: 50

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