But if these years have taught me anything it is this: you can never run away. Not ever. The only way out is in.

People can say what they want, but historically, feminism in the Dominican Republic has been extremely strong.

The idea that America has cornered the market on anti-immigration is ridiculous. It's a global phenomenon.

I find reading to be a delight, a source of comfort, a way to explore.

This country wants to live in the illusion that it is tolerant but also wants to be able to practice intolerance.

Shot at twenty-seven times - what a Dominican number.

What else she doesn't know: that the man next to her would end up being her husband and the father of her two children, that after two years together he would leave her, her third and final heartbreak, and she would never love again.