She’s got
oxxie
Interviewed by: Nikki White
Where were you born?
The most beautiful country in the world - also known as
Ecuador, South America.
What does “You’ve got Moxie” mean to you?
To me it means you’ve got grit, you’ve got determination,
you’re fearless and ambitious.
Who inspires you the most in this world?
-
ican Dream”. She came here undocumented and didn’t
speak a lick of English, but she’s created her own empire.
She learned English and she’s worked for the government
as a translator with the Hispanic community. Today, she’s a
citizen of the US with dual nationality and lives in her own
apartment in Miami, FL. She’s living the absolute dream at
56 and practically retired, traveling to and from Ecuador as
she pleases. She worked incredibly hard to provide us with
a better life. She asked questions, she got shut down, but
nevertheless, she persisted! If there was ever an obstacle,
she simply moved it.
What are you most passionate about?
Women, women empowerment and progression. For so
many years we’ve been minimized and taught to be assistants
to a man or to stay in the kitchen, pregnant and barefoot.
But women are not doing this anymore and nothing
makes me prouder to be a woman (and a Hispanic woman
at that!) and to make the women before me, proud of what
I’m doing and to set the example for women of the future.
The future 100% is female. Things are changing and I’m
very passionate about the change as well.
Tell me about a time when you totally screwed up,
but no one knows about it.
Every day, (laughing). I don’t claim to know everything by
any means, so I think my biggest “screw up” is when I make
assumptions vs. asking questions.
What’s the closest thing to real magic?
It’s funny - people used to call me Mulan in high school because
we had similar features, but after watching that movie
again as an adult, I feel like I truly relate because she marched
to the beat of her own drum and didn’t want to be like the other
girls. When it came to her family, she felt she had to protect
what’s important to me, like family and the people I love. I
consider myself very ambitious and I believe I can and will do
what I set my mind to, like Mulan.
What quote or saying do people spout but is
complete BS?
“Fake it till you make it.” I don’t believe you should fake anything.
I think people are afraid to be themselves even if they
unique as individuals. If you don’t like something, change it.
and we are supposed to use it.
What’s your human super-power?
Probably Telepathy, I’m pretty good and picking up signs or
feeling the energy of the room.
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