After 2014, I decided to come to The United States. Everything was so different, here in New York. I had to go to school not because I wanted to because I knew it would help me to build the future I wanted. I remember being on my math class and heard the principal of my high school calling me twice “Estela Guevara, Could you please come to the office, Thank You” I remember telling myself ” I did not do anything”

When I got to the office, the principal was holding my letter. A letter from the hospital saying that I needed a guardian in order to get free Health Insurance. Now that I remember I gave her the letter a day before to read it and translate it to me in Spanish. At this time I did not know how to read and write in English. Next to her was another English professor, she knew a bit of Spanish and she translated it to me.

After two months without knowing that the person who translated the letter for me will become my guardian. She adopted me and my little sister. I was crying of happiness. I knew this was going to be a big change in my life. I was excited to learn to speak and read in English. I was going to get a family and a home. Thanks to this woman who is now like a mother to me I got the chance to keep studying and get a degree.