My mom is from Cuba and my dad is from the Northeast, so it was a good balance growing up down South in Atlanta, GA. I moved on to NYC after graduating from college, and have been here in beautiful Brooklyn ever since. I do miss real sweet tea and hot boiled peanuts, though. And trees!
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