Today I want to tell you a little bit more about myself. As you know I come from Mexico and I am 19 years old, but you don´t know that I am the oldest one of three daughters. I was raised and born in Mexico and so my whole family, my mom is the youngest one of two daughters and my dad is the youngest of two sons, they got married when my mom was 26 and my dad 28. After 2 years they had me and some years after they had my little sisters that are 18 and 12 years old. So for me it has been really hard to be away of my sisters and my parents since this is the first time I’m away from home, but every day gets easier and I maintain myself busy with the school and my friends.

To be in a foreign country where everything and everyone is new for you can be hard but it’s positive, you just have to be conscious about your goals and have them really present in your daily life, for when you miss your family or friends. You remember you are doing it because of them and your personal realization.

Valeria