She and I became friends the moment we said ‘Hi’ to one another! I guess I liked her so much because we liked a lot of the same stuff and we had almost the same color skin too.

In California most everyone assumed that I was part Mexican when really I am part Italian. Without her makeup my mom has a very fair complexion whereas John, being full blooded Italian, is more russet-olive toned. And since I take after John, everyone says that I look like I have a nice deep tan all the time. However, in Ohio someone with my color skin and dark hair is believed to be part black. I like the way Jacquelyn described our skin color as creamed mocha.