Idalia Rodriguez

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Puerto Rican living in LA.

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Phone and internet connections with Puerto Rico are extremely limited, leaving friends and relatives with lots of unanswered questions.

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Phone and internet connections with Puerto Rico are extremely limited, leaving friends and relatives with lots of unanswered questions.

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