Biographical Snapshots de la tierra
Favorite time of the day to myself: morning
Best way to sleep: in a darkened room with all the doors shut, on a queenly mattress with fine cotton bedding, ceiling fan on high, phone ringer off
One fault: slow reader
Biggest obsession: communication
Something I do well and enjoy: cook
Favorite way to cook: with hunger to guide and inspire me
Physiological quirk: no sense of smell
Something I’d like to smell: the earth after rainfall
People I am most drawn to: powerful people
Strongest literary influence: music
Music necessary for my soul: vallenatos!
Most admired writer: Hernándo Téllez
Icon: Frida Kahlo
Diosa: Ochún
Family inspiration: the matriarchs: Abuelita Elvia, Abuelita Blanca, Teñito, Mamá Rosita, Madre Teresa, Genoveva
Astrology: Sun and Moon in Taurus, Gemini rising, with Mercury in Gemini and Venus in Aries
A piece of advice my grandmother gave me that I don’t heed: never reveal yourself completely
A personal value highly upheld: cleanliness
Essential to life: beauty
Of utmost importance: friendships
Something I love to do with my friends: talk on the phone in bed, early in the morning or late at night
Favorite flower: any, including plastic ones
Fetish fruit: pineapple, don’t know why
Significant fruit: papaya, because of the design
Fun aesthetic: tacky
Latest fad: feng shui, zen & pseudo-minimalism
Preferred metal: gold, 18 karat
Gems: emeralds, amethysts, amber
One of the coolest things on earth: riding a horse in the Colombian mountains
Another cool thing: being suspended in volcanic mud
Cool continued: swimming, gliding, wading, floating
Tribute to an element: watching water, hearing water, being immersed in water, becoming water