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I'm a professional juggler... artist, fashion advertising art direction, mom, new yorker, lover of life. Been working my ass off underground. Ready to come up for a big gulp of air. Recently, on sabbatical to raise my young son and now that I've slept more than 6 hours in a row I'm ready to go.
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Silvana Paternostro Writes

By Laura Stein, May 19, 2008 3:23 PM, Comments (0)

I met Silvana several years ago in NY, an ultra-charming nomadic bohemian with a sharp wit. She's a writer and I should have known that when I read her book the depth of her eccentricity would shine through. In "My Colombian War: A Journey Through the Country I Left Behind" she takes us through life in the coastal city of Barranquilla, Colombia, as a privileged young girl. Her privilege was a ticket to the US. In her story, she heads back to Colombia to explore all that she left behind. It's an emotional account of the adaptability required to live in the middle of a drug war. Her absence from her hometown developed into an insatiable curiosity that could only be satisfied by a series of extensive trips 'back home.' It's a great story, I can't wait for the movie!