cestlaguerre:

cestlaguerre:

i am still latina even if i can’t speak spanish.
i am still latina even if i can’t dance.
i am still latina even if i don’t fit your stereotypical mold of latina.

someone liked this post right around the time i’m struggling most with my spanish language skills.

i just spent a week listening to Zello, reading facebook posts, news articles, and a lot more ALL in spanish so i can keep up with what’s going on in Puerto Rico, and most importantly to find my family on the island. i feel my writing has improved, and i know more words now. however my speaking skills still suck. i get nervous, i stutter, i mess up my words.

now is the time that i am most vulnerable to criticism of my identity, & for this original post to come up during this time is a sign that i need to reaffirm myself.

i’m fuckin valid.