When I was younger I was always scared of telling people where I came from. Every now and then that awkward conversation would come up, “where are you from” “we’re you born here”. Every time I was asked that I would hesitate to say that I was from Mexico, and no I wasn’t born here. It wasn’t that I was ashamed of where I was from, but the thought of being judged was what scared me. We all know those stereotypes that come with us for being from Mexico. Que todos somos ilegales, que somos criminales, que no somos educados, y en las palabras de el querido Donald Trump que somos violadores. Ya se que no todas las personas piensan así, pero cuando vives en un pueblo chiquito, aislado de la ciudad y la mayoría de las personas son Gueros, así es la triste realidad. But as the years go by I see that there is nothing wrong with being from a country that unfortunately has some bad stereotypes behind it. Why? Because being who I am, and being from where I’m from has its perks. Not only am I fluent in 2 languages, también tengo dos culturas guardadas en mi bolsillo. I can light fireworks on July 4th, y echar el grito el 16 de septiembre. No solo tengo a Santa Clause, también tengo a los 3 Reyes Magos. But the best thing about being Mexican in America is that I get to prove each and everyone of those stereotypes wrong. No I am not illegal, I didn't know being Mexican or human was illegal. No I am not a criminal, a rapist or a drug dealer. And I am most definitely NOT uneducated. Y ahora veo que siendo mexicana no tiene nada de malo, sin embargó es algo de lo que debo de estar muy orgullosa. Y lo estoy, no quisiera cambiar nada de mi nacionalidad y ni de quien soy. Amo a mi México Lindo y Querido!🇲🇽❤️