Carla Saavedra and Alice Hill

Carla (C) asks Alice (A) about when she was born. A describes being born at an immigrant Spanish hospital and then talks of her family working at a cigar factory. She mentions her parents getting married by proxy.

A talks about her parents living in Detroit, MI for four years. A talks of her family moving back to Tampa and then talks of going to parochial school. She then talks of her great aunt being a refugee in France because of the Spanish Civil War

A talks about her grandmother being widowed with four children. She tells C about her great aunt moving to Cuba to become a governess who came to help her parents take care of her and her siblings.

A describes her fondest memory of school and talks of an important sister/teacher. She talks of a trip that she and her classmates went on to NYC when she was in her senior year.

C asks A what is her biggest regret in life. A responds that she regrets not going to college. She talks about going to secretary school and then getting married. C adds in that she was busy raising 5 children.

A describes her husband at the time having tremendous faith to go to law school. A talks about biggest accomplishment being her 5 children. C adds in that A did this in 7 1/2 years while husband was working full-time.

C asks A how was it fun raising 5 children. A responds that they were all around the same age and they took trips to Williamsburg then to Washington and talks of this as a great learning experience. A talks about raising children during the 1970s was a challenge and being concerned about her children being out beyond curfew.

C asks A if she has any favorite memories of her growing up. A describes her daughter going to mommy school with her lunch box being too young to go to school while her older siblings went.

A talks about time after children grew up and left home. She talks about working as an interpreter and starting a translation business for the courts. A describes translating for drug mules coming in from South American countries.

A recalls buying a unit in a condo and being single. She describes becoming a condo manager. C and A talk about the training for this job was from A raising 5 children.