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Current Self

Current Self

Yamilka Roque
fashion, life, travel

I slipped on this dress, a gift from my little sister, and it fit my body the way the perfect necklace softly hangs around your neck--gentle, light, and beautiful. But there was one apprehension...one qualm, if you will...

Cuban Style

Cuban Style

Yamilka Roque
travel

From the moment we begin school, when we're 3, 4 or 5, we are taught and expected to get a job and earn money in order to some day own assets and support ourselves and our families. Unfortunately, the things we are truly passionate about...

Year of Travel

Year of Travel

Yamilka Roque
travel, fashion, life

What do you know, I am still reflecting on 2016. You know how we call someone who is aware and understanding of what is going on in the world (specifically with issues related to social justice and race) "woke"? 2016 is the year I woke up from a deep sleep...

Kindness of Strangers

Kindness of Strangers

Yamilka Roque
travel, life

The final bell rung, and I was out of the building faster than you could say, "It's winter break!" I got home, did some last minute packing, and by 8:00 pm my sister and her boyfriend were driving me to JFK...

To Live For

To Live For

Yamilka Roque
travel, life, fashion

A few days ago, I was walking through SoHo and came across a coffee shop with a window that said, "To Live For." As I was walking I kept repeating this phrase to myself, "To Live For." You don't really hear that too often, do you?...