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ABOUT THE WRITER
About Me — Vilma G. Reynoso
Argentine-born, Angeleno-raised, gone Rocky Mountain writer
Last updated on June 17, 2026
Hello! I’m Vilma, Argentine-born, Angeleno-raised, gone Rocky Mountain writer who loves nature, travel, coffee, and good books.
I adore German shepherds, and I remember sticking out my tongue only a few times in my life (including with Romi above)! I did, however, imitate others because I wasn’t sure who I was supposed to be for decades.
Early Life
On a crowded runway at the Los Angeles Airport, my parents and I landed and soon took up residence in the city of lights as the working poor in an upper-middle-class neighborhood in a small house near the beach. We immigrated to the United States from Rosario, Argentina, when I was almost four. Most of my childhood was spent trying to decipher the juxtaposition of my Argentine heritage and customs with the American lifestyle without too much trauma. I struggled to learn English since both of my parents only spoke Spanish. I wrote a bit about my experience here and here.
As I grew older, I accepted hot dogs, apple pie, and Chevrolet, and became fully American, but still struggled with my identity. (I still speak Spanish in an Argentine…
