One of the Riveras’ new neighbors, Nelia came to the mainland from Puerto Rico in 1964 to make it big as a dancer in New York City. Frustrated by her inability to score any roles due to her ethnicity, Nelia eventually left New York for Delaware where the cost of living was cheaper and opened up a community theater of her own. She still runs the theater, and is in a relationship with a “gringo half her age.”
Nelia Zafón Quotes in The Book of Unknown Americans
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Chapter 18: Nelia Zafón
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On my walk home sometimes, as I stepped back down into that cellar apartment, my eyes heavy from exhaustion, I would think, Is this what this is? This country? My life? Is this all? But even when I thought that, I was always aware of some other part of me saying, there is more. And you will find it.
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Nelia Zafón Quotes in The Book of Unknown Americans
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Chapter 18: Nelia Zafón
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On my walk home sometimes, as I stepped back down into that cellar apartment, my eyes heavy from exhaustion, I would think, Is this what this is? This country? My life? Is this all? But even when I thought that, I was always aware of some other part of me saying, there is more. And you will find it.
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