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Kids: Have young kid(s)

Political Leaning: Other

Name: Loida Casares

Occupation: Advertising

Education: Post Grad

Relationship Status: Single

More about Me: I work in advertising by day and I'm a mother and writer by night.

Favorite Music: Everything! 80s Alternative, 90s Alternative, Old 70s Disco, Dixie Chicks, Girl in a Coma

Favorite Books and Writers: Too many to list here. The Thorn Birds, The Joy Luck Club, A Thousand Splendid Suns, The Color Purple, The Great Gatsby, The Bell Jar, To Kill a Mockingbird

I can't live without: My family, coffee in the morning, a good book, and a great pair of shoes.

I am most proud of: My children. I am so happy that I have such outgoing children that are not shy at all. I'm also proud of myself and my accomplishments as a Hispanic woman, a wife and a mother.

I am most guilty of: Wasting time. I am a huge procrastinator.

Words I live by: If you ask me what I came into this life to do, I will tell you. I came to live out loud! - Emile Zola

The world would be a better place, if only: People accepted each other and everyone had freedom of speech.

Interests: I am passionate about shoes, reading, writing, blogging, newspapers, NPR, traveling, art museums, spirituality, learning, self-discovery, public education, inner-city living, fashion, parenting, gifted and magnet school programs and cupcakes.

Profession: Mother, Writer, Advertising Sales Trainer

Slogan: "If you ask me what I came into this life to do I will tell you, 'I came to live out loud.'" - Emile Zola

My Website: http://www.shoegirlcorner.blogspot.com

About Me: Loida Casares was born and raised in Houston, Texas. She graduated from the University of Houston with a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism and Minor in English. She received a Master of Arts in Communication in 2001. She works in advertising by day and is a mother and writer by night. She has also read at Nuestra Palabra, Latinos Having Their Say, a local literary group, and has appeared on their radio program on KTRU, Radio Pacifica. She has had a recipe published in The Bodega Cookbook, published by Neighbors Project. Her essay was featured on KUHF, Houston Public Radio's "This I Believe" series. She has also had an essay published on LiteraryMama.com. According to The Houston Institute for Culture, "Ruiz draws upon her family's history and experiences in the Lower Rio Grande Valley, and in Houston. Her compelling narratives capture the tradition of oral history through the types of accounts and yarns that are passed down to generations. She focuses on ways people relate, and on moments of epiphany."

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Homepage URL: www.shoegirlcorner.blogspot.com

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