Author Archives: Rosa Isabel Chavez

This was a diary entry written 10 years ago in July when I returned to Florence for the summer in 2011 It’s about someone that I was with, when I lived in Florence. His name was Mauro. I saw him again that summer. I was in a relationship with someone else in NYC.  July 23,Continue reading “Ritornare”

March 27, 2011 at 3:53 PM Is this what you had in mind.. I remember the sleepless nights I had over six years ago when I first met you.. words on a screen that connected me to you, while I was with someone else.. and so were you.. your words kept me awake, awake regardlessContinue reading “he asked his muse to write to him…. this was my response”

has never been my friend.. i have named her my enemy from the second i announced my birth.. from the moment i made use of my lungs and screamed my existence to the world.. when i am suppose to acknowledge her existence i become undone i have learned to accept her because i have realizedContinue reading “patience…”

It’s been a year since I wrote that entry. The one with the same date that spoke about my adventure with my little cousin Andrew.. At the time I was on route with the planning of my Life, having just moved back from Italy not so long before then.. so much has changed.. And tonightContinue reading “August FIRST, 2010”

TEN YEARS AGO May 6, 2010 at 12:23 AM It hasn’t been a year since I came back from Italy.. June 3rd will make a year and certain things have fallen into place.. As soon as I returned I took the exams I needed to become a certified teacher and a driver.. I am nowContinue reading “So what now?…”

Saturday 9:07 p.m. Woke up at about 5 a.m. realizing Jorge never came back to sleep, just to return my keys.. I guess he found his ride back to New Jersey.. I guess it’s a bitch getting on public transportation from the Heights to Jersey after midnight.. Being my mother’s daughter, I left the bedContinue reading “August FIRST, Two thousand and 9”

May 6, 2009 at 8:36 PM I returned home in December, cioe’ New York.. I departed Tuesday the 2nd… at JFK, took a cab, wishing that part of my life (airport arrivals) was more like the film ‘Love Actually‘ And re-realized that my life is not like in films.. but maybe one day it willContinue reading “So what’s new?….”

January 4, 2009 at 8:18 PM For my indecision.. to settle my mind For my upset stomach? Of course.. a headache? Certainly.. For the lingering pain on my lower back? .. I found some caplets for my acidity that can take care of that.. But what about my racing thoughts? Something for my constant needContinue reading “But there isn’t a pill for that..”

April 25, 2009 at 7:21 PM Me fuí, lejos, bien lejos, pero descubrí que no hay distancia quando hay amor I left, far, very far, but I discovered that there is no distance when there is love Mi sono andata, lontano, molto lontano, ma ho scoperto che non ce distanza quando ce amore Un añoContinue reading “Cinco Años… Five Years… Cinque Anni…”

The first decades of my life made me believe that you can do it all on your own.. Every obstacle life throws at you can be overcome and all you need is the true desire to want to be better off than your predecessors.. ‘wanna get outta the ‘hood? do it, only person stopping youContinue reading “It does take everyone”