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The Day the Stitches Came

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Everyday you parent a toddler is a day closer to the abyss of total insanity. You pick yogurt out of someone else’s nose while having to explain why you don’t put yogurt up your nose. You dodge bullets made of pasta bolognese and...

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The Little Light

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Last night, I heard a terrible shrill coming from outside our window. It was one of our neighbors screaming. I didn’t know it then but a Rottweiler was in our courtyard and was attacking her dog, a small Pomeranian that...

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What Cuba’s National Drink Trinity Says About Cubans

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I consider myself lucky to be Cuban. Being Cuban stands for a lot of things: hard work, struggle, survival, gusto, controversy. It also stands for the national drink trinity: The Mojito, The Daiquiri, and The Cuba Libre. That’s right, Cuba boasts...

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Halloween Costumes for Wine Drinkers

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I must admit that I love dressing up (see exhibits A, B, and C below) and Halloween is the grand celebration of all things dress up. My favorite part of a costume though are the accessories for – and ask yourself...

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The Night I Was Fancy AF

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Last night I was effing fancy. I was invited to an event to celebrate the first anniversary of what I think is one of, if not the best restaurants on the whole darn island....

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Creepy Crawly Buggy Nightmares

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Growing up in New Jersey, I’d have a small coronary if I saw a spider in my room. I would stop moving, stop breathing. I would freeze thinking that if I didn’t move it wouldn’t see me. I was paralyzed...

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DR Guide: Pekara

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This weekend we took a day trip to Juan Dolio to check out an apartment for my parents that will be staying with us in DR for some time between January and March. After breakfast, checking out a dope apartment at...

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How I’m Still Feeling Contractions

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These were the first notes I ever took with my first iPod: 427 434 443 452 505 511 518 522 528 535 539 544 547 553 557 604 608 612 617 622 626 634 640 646 652 700 715 724 733 737...

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Returning to Cuba: The Cuba Libre Series

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“Ernesto, Alejandro, y Rolando.” “Bien hecho,” I would praise Rafa for  memorizing her cousins’ names. “And now las Tias,” she’d begin bragging that she could remember her aunts’ names also, “Yulisa, Adriana, y Ad…” The names  were a mouthful even for a...

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The Art Class Down the Street

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Last week both kids went to their first art class. Super close to the house – walking distance, in fact – and totally affordable, I left there excited about their new artful ways and also about the new phase they are heading into....

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Jennifer Legra ⎮ Author

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Jennifer Legra is a writer, personal growth mentor, and community consultant that helps people uncork and savor their best lives. Drinking the Whole Bottle was created as a reminder that each person can create a delicious life by celebrating small moments, finding magic in the mundane, and making choices in the direction of the life they want. Our lives are a collection of our days, collect them with wonder. She has been featured in leading media outlets. She currently lives in Mexico with her Husband, kids, and rescue dogs.

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