issue 01
december 2020
ife is funny with its twists and turns. Although we never know where it will lead us, we laugh and we cry, we buck and we yell, but we ride it anyway, sometimes with our eyes shut and sometimes wide open, riding wherever LIFE takes us! This is exactly what Dayanara Romero has and continues to do. Born in Los Angeles, CA in 1974, this beauty would eventually leave the ’City of the Angels’ for the humidity, beaches and everglades of Florida, the ‘Sunshine State’. Ambi’ance Uncut was excited to catch up with Dayanara and see what she’s been up to these days. We decided to let her tell her story as only she can, about how she took a leap of faith as a young single mother moving across the country to start a new life for her and her children.
“…At the end of the day, despite what you went through, you are the star of that night.” -Dayanara
Dayanara: Oh, my God! Twenty years ago! Yes, it’s been incredible! Most people go to other places or stay where it’s hot. Well, twenty years ago I left Los Angeles where I was born and raised and moved to Florida. But, L.A., that’s my city, my birthplace, my everything, I left my whole livelihood over there, and it has been the most amazing experience! I came here as a single mom, two babies and one on the way. My daughter was four at the time and my older son was two and I was expecting my second son any day. I moved to Florida because I had the opportunity to start over and complete my college education. The transition was hard because I was used to tall buildings, subways and trains and all I saw here were cows and greenery! 5
