There was a thinking-space quiet on the Miami end of the conversation, and then Edelira responded. "Sometimes identity is the way the details of our lives and work are integrated", she said. "I’m calling to tell you that having now spent a week with various members of his family, Juanjose is coming to my place tonight, and he will stay a week. It is the longest time we have ever spent together. Tonight I am cooking thinly sliced prime beef, marinated in garlic, lime, and olive oil, topped with caramelized onions and cilantro, and served with white rice and black beans. Bistec de Palomilla. And then we will drink Mojitos and sit on back porch while the sun goes down."