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Mission Neighborhood Centers - Blanca Lorena Perez - CatsDescription
Blanca Lorena Perez was born in Nicaragua and spent time in Costa Rica and Guatemala before arriving in the San Francisco Bay area, which she has called home for the last 29 years. Now retired, she previously worked delivering mail and packages along the coast, recalling some treacherous driving on the winding roads and steep hillsides as far North as Point Reyes. She and her husband raised five children. She encouraged them to work hard in school, and also to do what brings them joy.
A creative person by nature, Lorena enjoys needlepoint, crocheting, and painting designs on small stones. She is an avid reader of Latin American Literature. Some of her favorite authors include Isabelle Allende, Gioconda Belli, and Guadalupe Loese. Also a singer, she is a member of the San Francisco choral group, “Coro Sotera.”
With no previous formal training in art, Lorena has caught on quickly, creating fine drawings, learning to blend tones with colored pencils. Next, she plans to try watercolor painting, and wants to learn about landscape painting by studying the classic works of the masters.
