Welcome to Cómo Se Dice Hippie
Welcome to my new website! I decided to start a blog as a way to think about various issues through my perspective as an English speaking Puerto Rican woman living in Buffalo, NY. Thank you to my friends and family that encouraged me to get started: Maya, Erin, Nadine, Charlie, Angel, BK, and Kat.
Latest from the Blog
Aftermath of the Hate Crime at Jefferson Tops
I do not feel ok, so I’m going to do the one thing I have always done to feel better, I’m going to write. I have always been a tough girl. I grew up considered a tomboy and fought tooth and nail to get myself out of toxic circumstances. I usually tell people that I …
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How Do You Say ‘Hippie’ in Spanish?
For Eric, Angel, and the kids like us I named my blog “Como Se Dice Hippie” which translates to “How do you say Hippie” in Spanish. Well, it’s actually the same word in both languages. I have spent a long time struggling with my cultural identity, feeling out of place in American spaces which tend …
Encanto Validated My Generational Trauma
SPOILER ALERTS FOR DISNEY’S ENCANTO Disney’s Encanto validated my generational trauma. That’s a lot to say, so let’s unpack it, shall we? I’ve been putting off watching Disney’s Encanto for a while, because I rarely feel represented in films as a brown person. Last time I was this excited, In the Heights was coming out, …
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