Florida 15

Listen to Florida 15, a 32-year-old woman from Miami, Florida, United States, and also Cuba. Click or tap the triangle-shaped play button to hear the subject.

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BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

AGE: 32

DATE OF BIRTH (DD/MM/YYYY): 04/04/1985

PLACE OF BIRTH: Pinar del Río, Cuba

GENDER: female

ETHNICITY: Cuban American

OCCUPATION: tax supervisor

EDUCATION: master’s degree in taxation

AREAS OF RESIDENCE OUTSIDE REPRESENTATIVE REGION FOR LONGER THAN SIX MONTHS:

The subject was born in Pinar del Río, Cuba, and was raised there until the age of 13. Her family then lived in Guayaquil, Ecuador, for one year before moving to Miami.

OTHER INFLUENCES ON SPEECH:

The subject did not learn English until she came to the United States at age 15. Also, the subject’s partner of ten years is American.

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RECORDED BY: Sarah Maria Nichols

DATE OF RECORDING (DD/MM/YYYY): 11/03/2018

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ORTHOGRAPHIC TRANSCRIPTION OF UNSCRIPTED SPEECH:

Well, as you know, I was raised in Cuba — Pinar del Río — so I’m “Pinareña” [a term used for women from Pinar del Río]. Um, [tsk] I went to Ecuador, and I lived there for about a year and a half or so. Then I came to Miami, and I been here ever since. I went to high school here, nearby, and, um [tsk] I’d met Alex [husband] at Miami Dade [local community college]. We both went to FIU [Florida International University], and, um, we both graduated, [chuckles] got different careers. We’re still together [laughs] managing our, uh, different cultures, you know. Mm, I have my Cuban friends, and I also have my American friends, and I meet people from different countries. Yeah, so it’s a bunch of different cultures here, which is great.

[Subject speaks Spanish]: Estoy muy felíz de vivir en este paíz. Realmente agradecida, um, de que me ayan podido abrir las puertas y a darme dado la opportunidad de crecer, como individo, y tener la opportunidad o el chance de tener una mejor vida.

[English Translation: I am very happy to live in this country. Really appreciative, um, that they have been able to open doors for me and have given me the opportunity to grow, like an individual, and have the opportunity or the chance to have a better life.]

TRANSCRIBED BY: Sarah Maria Nichols

DATE OF TRANSCRIPTION (DD/MM/YYYY): 03/04/2018

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