hello and welcome to any in conversation with anthony and marion depalma and right ruth behar. i'm the ceo of mbaf a national accounting firm handcuffed in miami. at mba faa we are deeply committed to strengthen the community where our employees and clients live and work. especially during thieves challenging times. the miami book fair has been an institution of our great city for decades, and we are honored to support its mission to expand and strengthen miami's literary culture. it's my pressure to introduce this discussion between anthony and marion depalma and ruth behar, who authors admire. anthony depalma send more than 20 years at the "new york times" covering the people, politics ps and cultures of countries around the world but his focus most often foal latin america, especially mexico and cuba it and is cuba and its people that resonated with him most. marion depalma, anthony's wife, was born on the island and came to's permanently in the united states in 1962. as i did myself as a child. marian is therefrom the colonial town of -- a historic community in eastern hava