Thank you to everyone who made this work possible—especially the brilliant and brave individuals from around the world who shared their stories with me. Your honesty, humor, and vulnerability live inside this piece.

With deep gratitude to:

• Zayde Chahin – Colombian

• Agatha Carvajal Lizano – Costa Rican

• Nina Wollney – German

• Zoila Rosa de los Milagros Carrillo Cespedes – Peruvian

• Loren Ann Davidson – American

• Rosa Linda Herrera – Cuban

• Amanda Rosa Rentschler – American

• Christi Idavoy – Puerto Rican/Cuban

• Anais Cordova – Venezuelan

• Nell Cordova – Venezuelan

• Lori Verier – American

• Myriam Luz Reyes Small – Puerto Rican

• Liza Aronson – American

• Cristina Bruno – Argentine

• Eduardo Nicolás Batanero – Peruvian

• Randic Fernando Morillo – Venezuelan

Your voices shaped this story.

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A very special thank-you to the Squeaky Wheel team—thank you for the opportunity, your belief in this piece, and for amplifying bold, vulnerable work.

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Thanks to INKUB8 Studio, HER Fitness Boutique, The HAT at Ringling Museum, and Miami Light Project for generously offering space, time, and energy for me to rehearse, reflect, and dream.

Lastly—though never least—my heartfelt thanks to Yoleidy Rosario-Hernandez, for holding space and reminding me to get out of my own way.

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And to my dear Taurus husband, Randic Morillo, thank you for holding it all down while I’ve been deep in creation mode. Your support means the world to me.