The blackout at Abuela's

I don't know how old I was, maybe six or seven. The electricity went out at Abuela's and everybody ended up sitting outside on the balcony because it was too hot inside.

I remember the candles and the mosquitoes more than anything. The whole neighborhood was dark but you could hear people talking from the other houses. The grownups stayed up much later than usual and I was allowed to stay with them.

I don't remember what they were talking about. I just remember liking that nobody could send me inside to bed because it was hotter in there.