Living DANGERously in Love
This is the messy, beautiful, and terrifying story of my cross-border love affair with a Cuban salsa dancer. Grab a drink and join me as I share how a pandemic, politics, and an insane amount of visa restrictions lead to a desperate leap of faith — and the marriage that saves us.
Living DANGERously in Love
Episode 2: Written in the Stars
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I told you how we met. Now let me tell you how I knew — really knew — that this was something written in the stars.
December 2019. I returned to Cuba with a suitcase full of Christmas gifts and a heart full of questions. Would it feel the same face to face? Would his family accept me? Would my months of Spanish practice pay off?
What followed was three weeks of magic: a rooftop love nest where he remembered every quirky detail about me, a family that welcomed me like I'd always belonged, and one unforgettable moment that changed everything — twice.
Then Abuela led us on a pilgrimage hours into the mountains to the shrine of La Virgen de la Caridad del Cobre — Cuba's patron saint. There, surrounded by family, she blessed our relationship in a way that made it official in the eyes of his culture, his ancestors, and his faith. The story of the Virgencita — found floating on stormy seas, dry and undisturbed — became our secret map.
New Year's fireworks lit up the sky as I looked at my future. Our future. Together.
But January brought an airport goodbye I wasn't ready for. "Solo dos meses," he whispered. Just two months. Sixty days until I'd be back.
What could possibly go wrong in sixty days?