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My name is Laura, I am currently 18 years old. I was born in Santa Clara, Cuba on June 2, 2006.

I left Cuba when I was 17 years old with my father, my brother, his wife and his son. At first I didn’t want to leave, I cried a lot, not only for my family, I also cried for the person who at that time was my partner, thank God he managed to come with me, although here we separate for things of life. I don’t think it was a mistake to cry for that person but if the fact that I have considered staying for a relationship, at the end of the day people come and go and life goes on, the idea is to always move forward and he will not be stuck by anything or anyone. I made a journey until I reached Mexico where I spent 3 months that I would never want to go back to repeat. It wasn’t the best experience but you have to make sacrifices to get benefits. I left behind my mom and my sister that today is something I regret, obviously I miss them and I long to have them with me. Being away from her I realized how many things mom does and sometimes we don’t see and value, of all the things that since I arrived I had to do alone and before mom did them for me and of how proud I am of my mother and the values and the upbringing she gave me. But coming here was the only way to give them a better life, to be able to bring them and that at least my sister has a future because in my country every day there is less hope.

I currently live with my dad, a person I love infinitely, my dad is my life, someone I am very proud of and grateful for because he was always present even when he did not live with me, I also work and study. I am striving in my self-improvement and in trying to become a little independent to create and direct my life. Since I arrived in this country I have met excellent people, especially at school, both students and teachers. It’s something I’m very proud of. In my work I do very well, my bosses are incredible, the truth is I was very lucky to get to that place, the atmosphere of familiarity and the tranquility we have among all colleagues makes me very happy. I have gone through hard times here, obviously like every newcomer the language is a problem, the change sometimes scares but little by little everything has taken its course. There are days when I miss my family, where I feel alone, where I get very frustrated thinking about my future and what else I could do to improve in every way. I coincided with a person who lifts my spirits a lot, who helps me and between so much chaos makes me happy.

I just hope that in a few months, maybe years, I can fulfill each of the goals I have today.