Today, my list of 10 restaurants for Valentine's Day was published on Feed Me. These are all restaurants in Puerto Rico, in different places in the island, not just San Juan. Whether it's a date or if you just want to go out for dinner on February 14th these are good restaurants or at least … Continue reading Restaurants for Valentine’s
Author: mariacristinasanfeliu
I’m an aspiring writer still looking for exactly what I want to write about, with a lot of creativity, imagination and desire to write.
I studied Writing and Rhetoric at Syracuse University where I explored many different sides of writing through my classes and extracurricular activities in order to narrow my search for an identity as a writer.
I have written for Citrus TV Noticias and La Voz magazine, both of which gave me the chance to explore different mediums in which to write in. Through Citrus TV Noticias I also gained experience in translating from English to Spanish and vice versa, which is also something that I would be interested in working on since I am fluent in both of these languages. I was also an intern at Syracuse University Press where I got hands on experience in what goes into actually editing and publishing a book.
Through out the last four years I have faced a lot of challenges, which helped chape the person I am today. After being in a tragic car accident, being in comma, having a Traumatic Brain Injury, and being in therapy for over a year, I am a new me, willing to face challenges and knowing how to deal with them. I want to write about my accident and life after it to help others, show them it can be done and help in any way I can.
I studied in catholic school, from Pre-k to 12th grade. I went to church, got my first communion, and confirmation in catholic school. It's been eight years since I graduated high school and I may not go to church a lot but I remember what I was taught and I try live my life by … Continue reading Justice for Catholic school teachers
When I was growing up we used to go to this park where we could run around all day, there were swings, a lot of trees, grass to run around in and get covered in dirt and anything else we could find. I remember going there a lot when I was in elementary school for … Continue reading A day at the dog park
Thinking about how to celebrate #epilepsyday on Monday, February 13. If you also have a story to tell, share it. http://www.epilepsy.com/make-difference/get-involved/international-epilepsy-day
I keep thinking it is already the end of February, I really don't know why I keep speeding up time, but during the other 7 days of this month I have been thinking "oh god, I missed it, I forgot to celebrate one more month seizure free". I didn't miss it, it's today and I … Continue reading Only two more months!!!
In school we learned all about how man went to space, then went to the moon, we learned the years, the names of the astronauts, but we didn’t learn about the people behind all of that, just that it was people at NASA. But we didn’t hear about the group of African American women who … Continue reading Hidden Figures- A story we should have known
I just learned what a pop-up restaurant is, it's a restaurant that just pops-up somewhere. One day it's not there and the next, boom, it's there. Just like that it can disappear the next day, week, or month. One of them, the southern cuisine restaurant, Root n Bone ,just opened for a limited time at … Continue reading Root n Bone pops up un Rio Mar
I wasn't feeling very well today, I don't know what it was but I just didn't have a lot of energy, so after lunch I sat on the couch to watch TV. I slowly began falling asleep, but before I fell asleep both my dogs came to the couch to see me. I know it's … Continue reading Good company when I don’t feel well
I can't wait for March 16! Why? Because on March 16, the remake of Beauty and the Beast comes to theaters in Puerto Rico. Yay! Yes, this is the child in me speaking, not María but full on Kiki (my nickname and a some times I feel like it's kind of the child in me, … Continue reading Looking forward to “Beauty and the Beast”
I saw the trailer for a happy movie, a musical, a comedy, a romance, no violence, no killing, no war, the kind of movie that just gets you away from the real world, with Ryan Gosling. We have him in a musical, that is both comedy and romantic, do I need to say anything else? … Continue reading La La Land
For some reason, it’s harder reading about my accident from someone else’s point of view, even though I’ve read the article and I know what happened but the more I read, talk and write about it, the easier it gets.
Only a few months after I got to Puerto Rico after my TBI, a journalist came to see my therapies one day. She witnessed what my day in therapy was like, talking to me, my mom, and my therapists.
This was my first chance to share my story with the world, or at least the island. It gave me the chance to be recognized, not by people who know someone who told them about me, but by someone who read the article. I felt so happy to be in the newspaper, even if I wasn’t writing. How many people get the chance to have two pages written about them in one of the most read newspapers in Puerto Rico? With pictures and everything? And then be recognized by people who read it? And hopefully made some difference in someone’s life?
It’s an honor to be told the newspaper want’s to…
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As we were leaving old San Juan yesterday a little after lunch hour, we tried to find somewhere to have lunch. Among all the restaurants in San Juan, most of them serving Puerto Rican food, we ended up in Istanbul. As you may figure by the name, Istanbul is a Turkish restaurant. Here, their menu … Continue reading Istanbul Turkish Restaurant in San Juan
Las fiestas de la Calle San Sebastian is a festival that lasts four days, held on the third weekend of January every year. It originated in the 1950's for a few years but was brought back to life in the 1970's. What started as a small event has now become one of the biggest, if … Continue reading #sanse2017
Today, we took our dogs for their daily walk, but we took a different route. Instead of starting next to the avenue, like we usually do, we decided to walk next to the highway which is one street down from the avenue. As we were walking we realized that the sidewalk down there is not … Continue reading I’m never letting go again
Unstoppable María 