Today my dad and I went to Kasava Taste, owned by Myrna Fabiola Perez Santana, to get a grilled chicken, and it was delicious.
I barely ever like grilled chickens but these I very much enjoyed. But, what really surprised me wasn’t the food, but the woman and how interesting her life is.
Myrna is a struggling single mom with three kids. All her life fitness and nutrition has been her passion, her mission, and her life. She raised her children to think like that as well, and the family is full of motivation and most importantly: they never give up.
A while ago Myrna opened up a gym, since fitness is a big part of her life, called OrssFit. It isn’t making her much money, but she’s still keeping it going. She looses more on equipment, utilities, and rent then she gains, but she is not giving up on it. When Covid-19 hit, she was forced to close down her gym, but she still had to continue paying rent. Even when she wasn’t making anything out of it, she still would not give up on it. But she had to do something during this time, so she opened up Kasava Taste in front of her home.
Myrna is in love with Caribbean food and culture, and how free and beautiful it is, so she wanted to do something Caribbean style. She put some plants, fake grass, a couple tables, and a grill out in front of her house and started cooking to make money for her and her kids. The food is Caribbean, with a fusion of Mexican, Oriental, and Indian. It’s really unique, and really good. I totally recommend the chickens, not just for their exquisite flavor but also because this woman could use all the help she can get.
As I said before, she has 3 kids. One is an adult but two of them are living with her and under her care. The middle child is also very much into fitness, and does weight lifting. She actually is a #1 champion for all of Mexico in the weight and age group she is in. She’s only 16, but in the championships she received two gold medals and one silver. Because she is doing her school online, she is ready to graduate and go on to a university at her young age, and wants to major is sports to one day become a professional weight lifter. She also wants to travel for competitions and other weight lifting related stuff, so her mom is working very hard so that she may be able to.
But not only is she working, but she is taking about 10% of the money she earns over the weekend to donate to people in need. She’s collaborating with rapper White Chedda, and every weekend donating money to his program where he gives out meals to people on the malecon. So, even though she is struggling she is still helping others.
Myrna is working very hard and struggling for herself, but also for her daughter. Though she will never give up, and will continue to do anything she can for them. She can use any support, and you could help by giving a donation to sponsor her daughter, supporting the restaurant and buying a chicken or ribs, join her gym, or even just sharing her Facebook page and promoting it helps her very much. She’s an incredible, independent woman, and she could use your help, and anything is better than nothing. But no matter what, she will never give up.