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    RESPECT
    Amanda M. Pericles
    • Aug 21, 2018
    • 3 min

    RESPECT

    First thing's first. Rest in peace, Aretha Franklin. To be honest ... my Dominican-American, yet not quite Dominican or American self...
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    Amanda M. Pericles
    • Jun 26, 2018
    • 3 min

    This World is Not for Us

    Hey guys! It's been a while, but blogging takes some serious brain power, lol. Also, it's difficult when you have so many ideas and can't...
    70 views0 comments
    Friending While Adulting
    Amanda M. Pericles
    • Apr 27, 2018
    • 3 min

    Friending While Adulting

    Adulting is difficult. You have to work, pay bills, and convince other people that you aren't a child anymore. You also have to deal with...
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    Do I Have Anxiety?
    Amanda M. Pericles
    • Mar 29, 2018
    • 3 min

    Do I Have Anxiety?

    I've been to therapy before. Twice in my life, if my memory serves me correctly. The first time was when I was younger, around 5th or 6th...
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    Amanda M. Pericles
    • Jan 1, 2018
    • 2 min

    New Year, New Me?

    2017 is almost over. I haven't written in a while, but I figured I would share some of my goals for this year with you all! These are...
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    When You've Failed Your Immigrant Parents
    Amanda M. Pericles
    • Dec 24, 2017
    • 4 min

    When You've Failed Your Immigrant Parents

    It never really hit me until recently that I was a daughter of immigrants. It never really hit me that they came to this country, leaving...
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    Elizabeth Acevedo: The Inspiration
    Amanda M. Pericles
    • Nov 23, 2017
    • 4 min

    Elizabeth Acevedo: The Inspiration

    If you've been following me for a while on Instagram, you'll know that this page was inspired by Elizabeth Acevedo. I didn't know who she...
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    "I Hated My Hair"
    Amanda M. Pericles
    • Nov 2, 2017
    • 3 min

    "I Hated My Hair"

    I have a younger sister who is fifteen years old. She looks just like me, and she's enjoys unicorns, baking, and YouTube. There might be...
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    Why I Hate Being "Afrolatina"
    Amanda M. Pericles
    • Oct 20, 2017
    • 3 min

    Why I Hate Being "Afrolatina"

    When labeling or identifying a woman, we all pretty much know what to expect. And there are 50 bajillion types of women in this world, so...
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    First Protective Style
    Amanda M. Pericles
    • Sep 15, 2017
    • 5 min

    First Protective Style

    As Spanish speaking Latinas, we tend to grow up with lots of conversation and bias surrounding our hair ... and others' hair. How it's...
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    Getting Pulled Over
    Amanda M. Pericles
    • Sep 8, 2017
    • 4 min

    Getting Pulled Over

    Most of us have witnessed (via social media or in real life) the tremendous amount of police brutality and killings that occur on a day...
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    The Birds and the Bees
    Amanda M. Pericles
    • Aug 30, 2017
    • 4 min

    The Birds and the Bees

    Sex. It's something that I was expected not to have until marriage. It's something many of us are not expected to have until marriage,...
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    Amanda M. Pericles
    • Jul 20, 2017
    • 2 min

    Your Average Afrolatina

    Hi, you! Welcome to Your Average Afrolatina. I'm sure you're asking yourself, " ... The average afrolatina? Does she even know what she's...
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