Christy Woodward
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I was born in Orlando Florida January 10, 1967. I grew up, largely, between two places: Orlando and Lake Charles, Lousiana. My grandparents were Acadian and spoke French. I learned French from them, albeit the patois that was associated with "Cajuns". I was very lucky to have this life as I had the best of both city and country life.
I learned to hunt and cook pretty much anything. I spent my summers fishing and shrimping with my papaw and cooking with my mamaw. I learned to skin catfish, shuck oysters, butcher pigs, can fruits and pickle vegetables and make bread. (I spent way too much time in the fig and mulberry trees and under the muscadine vines.) I spent my winters with them during college and made blue-ribbon cane syrup after spending the mornings cutting cane.
I spent time in Ville Platte at the family reunions with my grandfather's side (Castete) and remember these things very fondly.
I went away to college in Texas and ultimately, married and settled in San Antonio. I have two children.
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