{"id":13263,"date":"2018-02-09T18:35:54","date_gmt":"2018-02-09T23:35:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mdcthereporter.com\/?p=13263"},"modified":"2021-08-26T13:31:43","modified_gmt":"2021-08-26T17:31:43","slug":"valentines-day-love-air-miami-dade-college","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/valentines-day-love-air-miami-dade-college\/","title":{"rendered":"Love Is In The Air At Miami Dade College"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For Valentine\u2019s Day, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Reporter <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">reached out to several Miami Dade College couples to see what the holiday truly means to them. Plans ranged from watching movies or performances to going out for dinner. In addition, we asked them to share intimate details about their first date and their wedding. The couples\u2019 marriages range from seven years to 37 years but they all had one thing in common<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2014they couldn&#8217;t stop gushing over each other.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2014Camilla Sposito<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Stephanie Fernandez and Yakir Fernandez<\/b><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13265\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13265\" style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-13265\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mdcthereporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Fernandez-Valentines-Assignemnt-003-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Stephanie and Yakir Fernandez posing for the camera.\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Fernandez-Valentines-Assignemnt-003-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Fernandez-Valentines-Assignemnt-003-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Fernandez-Valentines-Assignemnt-003-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13265\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Officer And A Gentleman: Stephanie and Yakir Fernandez met in Rhode Island and married on Aug. 14, 2010 on a cruise ship. <br \/>OMAR NEGRIN \/ THE REPORTER<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As Valentine\u2019s Day approaches, couples like Stephanie and Yakir Fernandez look forward to an evening of watching the musical <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wicked<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and grabbing dinner. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stephanie, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdcthereporter.com\/new-public-safety-chief-at-hialeah-campus\/\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">the chief of public safety at Hialeah Campus<\/span><\/a>, and Yakir, the director of emergency management at the College, have been married for seven years. The pair met in Rhode Island and married on Aug. 14, 2010 on a cruise ship. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI met him in Providence, Rhode Island at the same university we used to work at but in different states,\u201d Stephanie said. \u201cI was introduced to him from my captain when he traveled to Rhode Island for a meeting. I was actually working on my day off that day too.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During their first date, they went on a horse and carriage ride, wandered through downtown Boston\u2019s historic district and ate at a steakhouse. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe spent the day [in Boston]. I showed him around the city then we went to downtown Boston and walked around and toured also the historic areas,\u201d Stephanie said. \u201cWe ate dinner at Morton\u2019s Steakhouse. After that we left back to go to Rhode Island and, on the way back, we got lost in Chinatown Boston.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After years of working together and being married, the two seem to bring the best out in each other. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cMy favorite quality of hers is her unrelenting drive to succeed,\u201d Yakir said. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2014Ciro Salcedo<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Colleen Ahern-Hettich and Michael Hettich <\/b><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_29085\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29085\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-29085\" src=\"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Hettich-004-683x1024-1.jpg\" alt=\"Colleen and Michael posing for the camera.\" width=\"300\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Hettich-004-683x1024-1.jpg 683w, https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Hettich-004-683x1024-1-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-29085\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Outdoorsy Type: Colleen Ahern-Hettich and Michael Hettich got married in Red Rocks, Colorado on Aug. 2, 1980. OMAR NEGRIN \/ THE REPORTER<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Colleen Ahern-Hettich and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdcthereporter.com\/wolfson-campus-professor-publishes-poetry-collection\/\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Michael Hettich<\/span><\/a> say they don\u2019t have any formal plans for Valentine\u2019s Day, but have their sights set on watching a movie or going out for dinner. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The pair got married in Red Rocks, Colorado on Aug. 2, 1980. Michael is an English professor and Colleen is the director for the Earth Ethics Institute. They both work at Wolfson Campus. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They met in Denver, Colorado on June 25, 1979, when Michael interviewed Colleen to become part of Big Brothers, Big Sisters, an organization that provides children facing adversity with mentorship. \u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After the meeting, the two decided to go backpacking up the mountains the following day. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Michael said that Colleen impressed him with her fishing skills and her interest in nature. Colleen remembers it a little differently. She recalls sliding down a snow covered mountain after losing control of her sled as she furiously barreled toward some rocks. Suddenly, Michael jumped in front of her to cushion her fall. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For Colleen, her husband\u2019s best qualities<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2014<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">besides being a lifesaver, of course<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2014<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">are being a great father, poet, teacher and a self-realized man. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cHe always knew that he wanted to be a poet,\u201d Colleen said. \u201cHe always knew he wanted to teach and he always knew he wanted to be a father. He\u2019s just a very giving person who\u2019s able to balance those three things really well.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Michael struggled in choosing her best quality. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWhen she loves something, she will be completely dedicated to that. \u00a0She\u2019s very sensitive, very creative. One of the things that makes us different is that she\u2019s good at a lot of different things and I\u2019m only good at a few things,\u201d Michael said. \u201cShe can do what she\u2019s doing now, she can do writing, she can also do carpentry, she\u2019s very good in building things and she\u2019s much more hands on than I am.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2014Camilla Sposito<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Stephanie Garcia and Alberto Ramos <\/b><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13271\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13271\" style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-13271\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mdcthereporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Garcia-and-Ramos-002-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Stephanie and Alberto posing for the camera.\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Garcia-and-Ramos-002-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Garcia-and-Ramos-002-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Garcia-and-Ramos-002-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13271\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Love At First Sight: Stephanie Garcia and Alberto Ramos got married on Sept. 9, 2006 in North Miami Beach but they have been a couple for more than 15 years. <br \/>OMAR NEGRIN \/ THE REPORTER<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stephanie Garcia and Alberto Ramos have a tradition. Every Valentine\u2019s Day, Ramos gifts Garcia flowers and a heartfelt card.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They got married on Sept. 9, 2006 in North Miami Beach but have been a couple for more than 15 years. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Garcia is an associate instructor for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdc.edu\/learning-resources\/\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Learning Resources<\/span><\/a> at North Campus and Ramos is an internet technician network specialist at Kendall Campus. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After meeting each other through a mutual acquaintance, Ramos took Garcia on their first date at Wasabi Japanese Restaurant in Pembroke Pines. When asked about their first date, they both agreed that it was \u201clove at first sight.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For Ramos, he admires Garcia\u2019s leadership skills, especially when it comes to being a mother.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThere\u2019s too many great qualities of hers to choose from. I cannot pick just one,\u201d Ramos said. \u201cI admire how she takes charge of certain situations and how she handles being a mother with grace.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Garcia and Ramos have two kids, Nicholas, 10, and Natalia, 4, and enjoy spending time together as a family. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cOne of my favorite qualities about my husband is that he is funny,\u201d Garcia said. \u201cHe is a great father, has been my best friend and I still feel the same way that I felt when I met him 15 years ago.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2014Julie O\u2019Hare<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Esther Rios and Alejandro Rios <\/b><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13273\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13273\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-13273\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mdcthereporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Rios-002-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Alejandro and Esther posing for the camera for Valentine\u2019s Day.\" width=\"300\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Rios-002-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Rios-002-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Rios-002-768x1152.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13273\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">In The Mood: Alejandro and Esther Rios have been married for 31 years. They met in Havana, Cuba in 1983 while working at the Cuban Ministry of Culture. <br \/>OMAR NEGRIN \/ THE REPORTER<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alejandro and Esther Rios will be traveling to New York to watch Robert Plant and the Sensational Space Shifters perform at the Beacon Theatre for Valentine\u2019s Day.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cOur secret is that every day is Valentine\u2019s [Day]\u2014 roses, chocolates and dinners happen all year round,\u201d Esther said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Currently, Alejandro is the hispanic media specialist for Miami Dade College\u2019s media relations department. In October, he released <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">his first book <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdcthereporter.com\/alejandro-rios-refuses-discreet-la-mirada-indiscreta\/\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">La Mirada Indiscreta<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, \u00a0a compilation of Ri\u00f3s\u2019 weekly columns published in <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">El Nuevo Herald<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from 2007 to 2017. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Esther has served as the network coordinator at West Campus since 2008.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The couple have been married for 31 years\u2014having just celebrated their anniversary on Jan. 31. The couple met in Havana, Cuba in 1983 while working at the Cuban Ministry of Culture. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201c[It was] love at first sight.\u201d Alejandro said. \u201cThe most beautiful girl in the world.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After coming to Miami in 1992 as political exiles from Cuba, Alejandro and Esther started working at Wolfson Campus the same year. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The couple still feels the same as they did on the park bench in the neighborhood of El Vedado on their first date. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cMy husband is the best lover, friend and father that any women can have,\u201d Esther said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2014Justin Marcano<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For Valentine\u2019s Day, The Reporter reached out to several Miami Dade College couples to see what the holiday truly means to them. 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