Full Name: Cali Adriana Cabrera Garcia
Nicknames: C, Cal, CC
Age & Birthday: 35 - 7th August 1987
Occupation: Marine biologist and trainer at Marineland
Preferred Pronouns & Gender: She/her & cis-female
Sexuality: Heterosexual
Hometown & length of time in town: Briar Ridge, South Carolina & her whole life (Minus college)
Neighbourhood: Downtown
Family: Sofia Cabrera (Older sister) Mariana Cabrera (Younger step-sister)
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She was born in Charleston, the second of two girls. Her mum died when she was 3 years old and due to the pressure of raising her and her sister, her dad moved from their house on the other side of town, so that the grandparents could help out with raising the girls and helping them with their grief. They made good friends with their next door neighbours and when their grandsons moved in, she became best friends with the boy next door.
Struggled with the loss of her mother and often wrestled with the idea of what her mother would’ve wanted and what she wanted for her life. As a fairly quiet child, she often blended into the background so she didn’t always feel like she had a rock to lean on.
Her father remarried when Cali was around 8, but Mari and her mother came into the family's lives when Cali was 5. She developed a very strong with her step-sister, never even using 'step' when describing her and even called her step-mother 'Mimi', to show her love for her, without feeling like she was forgetting her mother.
Over the years, her sisters and her have developed a much closer bond and are closer than ever now.
Once she had discovered her love for animals and begun to settle into life more, she had the confidence to speak her mind, which enabled her family to form a closer bond with her.
She had always loved animals and she began horse riding to help with a healthy outlet. Riding had helped her come out of her shell and give her something to enjoy after grieving her mother. Her father had always noticed this and encouraged her to pursue this for her career. Although she loved horses, she knew that her passion lay elsewhere and she moved to Miami to study Marine Biology.
She was home often after leaving for college, keeping in touch with her family and the family next door. She saw Marco regularly but often hid how his brother was doing, to try and prevent him giving up his opportunities and coming home. Eventually she made the call to let him know how things had gone downhill. As much as she knows it was the right thing to do, she still feels guilty that she was the one to call and bring him home.
When Marco covered for his brother and ended up in jail, she began to see her relationships with the family fracture. Her and Marco had a huge argument and then her and Juan and she soon only spoke to their grandmother and Gabriela, regularly taking the little girl out and looking after her, out of love for her and loyalty for Marco, even though she wasn’t speaking to him.
She works as a marine biologist and animal trainer at the aquarium and has loved every second of it since she started the job. Being around marine animals is still her happy place and often where she finds herself when in need of some time alone or to muddle through her thoughts. To make a little extra money, she also makes canvas tote bags in her spare time, selling them on Etsy.
Two years ago, her dad passed away and for a while, she didn’t cope well with now having lost both of her parents. She struggled with related anxiety and is only just beginning to feel like she has more of a handle on things. For a while, she moved out of her family home, to escape the memories but recently moved back home, feeling a sense of peace at being in the home that both of her parents had worked hard for.














