5 Questions with Gabi
My name is Maria Gabriela David Hoover, but you can call me Gabi Hoover. I am a Brazilian soul living an American life.
I am a natural-born communicator who has taken the academic path and many classes, courses, and retreats to improve my storytelling skills through journalism, marketing, and social dynamics.
I am a curious soul, a relationship builder, a moment hunter. I believe in love. And I write about claiming my place and finding myself in a foreign land I call home.
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1. What's your favorite color today, and how often does that change?
My favorite color is green, but I'm a black-clothes type of person. Green has been my favorite color all along; however, in the depths of winter, I get an urge to paint stuff in yellow.
2. What’s the most bizarre place inspiration has struck you?
Well, that depends on what you're looking for as bizarre. Growing up, I got many ideas when chilling under the sink in the powder room at my parents' home. That was my quiet place. Another bizarre place for inspiration is cemeteries, but not the American ones. I am talking Latin cemeteries, with statues everywhere, huge mausoleums, and tons of local lore.
3. Do you write more like a storm or a slow burn?
Both. I usually start with a storm, not to block the wave of ideas. But then, I'll sit on it to adjust details, grammar, and fact-check afterward.
4. Which childhood snack do you think secretly shaped your personality?
WOW, this question is making me trip. My childhood snack that shaped my personality is still the same: a cup of coffee and a buttered toast (preferably made as what we Brazilians call a "pão an chapa", which consists of frying the buttered side of the bread in a pan).
5. What’s the weirdest compliment you’ve ever received — and secretly loved?
"You are out there." I feel very accomplished when people want to compliment me, but don't know exactly what to say. I've always tried to stand out from the crowd, while trying to blend in. I know it sounds contradictory, but that is the point.