Vida is a tapestry of tales woven with the threads of Sabina's life, a young Colombian-American woman grappling with her identity in the cultural mosaic of the United States. From the streets of New Jersey to the swaying palms of Miami and the distant echoes of Bogotá, Sabina navigates the turbulent waters of belonging and estrangement within her family and society. Patricia Engel deftly captures the nuances of transition – from the challenges of youthful recklessness to the bittersweet tug of family ties and the search for love – painting a portrait of Sabina that is at once intimate and universal. Through stories such as 'Lucho,' where the stain of violence casts a shadow over her family, and 'Desaliento,' where the pursuit of love is a restless journey, Sabina's narrative is a dance of resilience and transformation, a poignant exploration of what it means to come of age as a woman in a world that both embraces and rejects her heritage.