I had a story-telling mother; she's written novels and short stories. So I feel like maybe I'm staying alive by telling tales.

I was one of five out of 100 people who passed the test, which just proved to me how little Americans are taught geography.

There are very few pop people I'm interested in working with.

I feel like I got my first real taste of Caribbean and Cuban culture while I was there. I have quite a sizeable Cuban vinyl collection from Miami thrift stores.

I feel like there is an emphasis against teaching geography in American schools. Americans don't say, "I'm going to Germany." They say, "I'm going to Europe."

I had a story-telling mother; she's written novels and short stories. So I feel like maybe I'm staying alive by telling tales.

I've been exploring gender performativity in the Gulf since I was a teenager. I'm not a gender anthropologist, but I feel like there's an extreme binary between femininity and masculinity in the Gulf. From a young age, I knew I didn't want to be part of it. Gender is a huge gray area, and the problem with defined roles is that they cover up undefined ones.