Growing up in Hoboken has shaped me in ways that go far beyond the skyline and busy streets. Hoboken is a small city, but to me, it has always felt like a place full of big dreams and hardworking people. My family came here searching for better opportunities, and from a young age I learned what resilience looks like. I watched my parents work long hours, often putting their own needs aside so that I could have a chance at an education they never had. Their sacrifices taught me that success is not handed to you—it's earned through effort, persistence, and belief in yourself. Even with that motivation, growing up hasn’t been simple. Financial challenges were always present in my household. I learned early on how to stretch what we had, how to stay focused in school even when things were stressful at home, and how to push through moments where college felt out of reach. I often felt the pressure of being the first in my family expected to complete a higher education, but instead of letting that fear overwhelm me, I used it as fuel. I told myself that if I worked hard enough, I could create a different future not just for myself, but for my family as well. School became my safe space—a place where I discovered my strengths. As I grew older, I found myself drawn to science, health, and helping people. That led me to pursue biology on a pre-med track, with the long-term goal of becoming a dentist and eventually working for the Dominican Republic government. My dream is to provide dental care to communities—both here and abroad—that often go overlooked. I want to be the person that families can trust, especially those who feel unseen or unsupported by the healthcare system. But pursuing a career in healthcare requires years of education, dedication, and financial support. This is where the challenges continue. Paying for college has been one of the hardest parts of my journey. My family does what they can, but the reality is that tuition, books, and everyday expenses are overwhelming. I work hard in school, apply to scholarships, and constantly look for ways to contribute to my education, but it is still a heavy burden. This scholarship would make a meaningful difference. It would relieve some of the financial pressure that weighs on me and my family, allowing me to focus more fully on my studies and my long-term goals. It would bring me one step closer to becoming a dentist and giving back to the communities that shaped me—both the Dominican community I come from and the Hoboken community that raised me. My story is one of resilience, hope, and determination. Growing up in Hoboken taught me that even when challenges feel bigger than you, your dreams can be bigger too. With support from this scholarship, I will continue pushing forward, not only for myself, but for the families and communities I hope to serve.

From making baseballs out of newspaper and tape to competing on a big field; from running all day, playing hide and seek with my friends, and buying water bags at the colmado so my mom didn’t make me stay in the house when I would go in and ask for water, to going straight home after school because I did not feel comfortable around my classmates; From having everything I wanted and needed, from having options to choose from, from having to just point my finger to get what I want, to working over forty hours a week while in school to be able to sustain myself and help my family. Transitioning from one country to another wasn’t easy, but at a very young age, I can tell you why I feel ready for life and whatever obstacles I need to overcome. Hi, my name is Julianny Nunez, and today you will understand who I am. Growing up I’ve always been a very outstanding girl, I would always participate in school activities such as acting, singing, dancing, and sports. I would always get honors in most if not all my classes, I would try to get involved in school activities as much as possible because I enjoyed getting recognized, I enjoyed practicing with my friends, I would love meeting new people in my school and I just knew that every performance and every activity was a new adventure. All of this was amazing yet, everything started catching up to me, which caused me for a while to stop giving my all in school, to have me going through depression phases, but not late I remembered school was my getaway and comfort zone that brought me back soon enough to do my best as always. Life has never been easy, yet I would never let bad episodes take the best of me, I have always lived by the saying “puedo tener días malos, mientras tengo una vida increíble” translating that “I could have bad days while having an amazing life” is not about how bad things are going is always about what you do that can change the situation or what your reaction can be to make the best out of the situation, I consider myself as someone who celebrates little wins, someone who doesn’t take anything for granted and someone who can find a way of looking at the bright side of any situation. I recall how sometimes I would have my friends confused and I would explain the class and I would go home and be proud of myself for two things. I understood the assignment on my own, and I helped my friends understand the assignment with my examples and my words. Of course, coming to a different country wasn’t easy, I did struggle with class at first, and the language barrier made it even more difficult, but that didn’t stop me from showing everyone my potential and the best of me, and I know I can be more, I take everyday challenges as lessons that might not help me today, but a knowledge of something I didn’t know before to face new situations.

From making baseballs out of newspaper and tape to competing on a big field; from running all day, playing hide and seek with my friends, and buying water bags at the colmado so my mom didn’t make me stay in the house when I would go in and ask for water, to going straight home after school because I did not feel comfortable around my classmates; From having everything I wanted and needed, from having options to choose from, from having to just point my finger to get what I want, to working over forty hours a week while in school to be able to sustain myself and help my family. Transitioning from one country to another wasn’t easy, but at a very young age, I can tell you why I feel ready for life and whatever obstacles I need to overcome. Hi, my name is Julianny Nunez, and today you will understand who I am. Growing up I’ve always been a very outstanding girl, I would always participate in school activities such as acting, singing, dancing, and sports. I would always get honors in most if not all my classes, I would try to get involved in school activities as much as possible because I enjoyed getting recognized, I enjoyed practicing with my friends, I would love meeting new people in my school and I just knew that every performance and every activity was a new adventure. All of this was amazing yet, everything started catching up to me, which caused me for a while to stop giving my all in school, to have me going through depression phases, but not late I remembered school was my getaway and comfort zone that brought me back soon enough to do my best as always. Life has never been easy, yet I would never let bad episodes take the best of me, I have always lived by the saying “puedo tener días malos, mientras tengo una vida increíble” translating that “I could have bad days while having an amazing life” is not about how bad things are going is always about what you do that can change the situation or what your reaction can be to make the best out of the situation, I consider myself as someone who celebrates little wins, someone who doesn’t take anything for granted and someone who can find a way of looking at the bright side of any situation. I recall how sometimes I would have my friends confused and I would explain the class and I would go home and be proud of myself for two things. I understood the assignment on my own, and I helped my friends understand the assignment with my examples and my words. Of course, coming to a different country wasn’t easy, I did struggle with class at first, and the language barrier made it even more difficult, but that didn’t stop me from showing everyone my potential and the best of me, and I know I can be more, I take everyday challenges as lessons that might not help me today, but a knowledge of something I didn’t know before to face new situations.

From making baseballs out of newspaper and tape to competing on a big field; from running all day, playing hide and seek with my friends, and buying water bags at the colmado so my mom didn’t make me stay in the house when I would go in and ask for water, to going straight home after school because I did not feel comfortable around my classmates; From having everything I wanted and needed, from having options to choose from, from having to just point my finger to get what I want, to working over forty hours a week while in school to be able to sustain myself and help my family. Transitioning from one country to another wasn’t easy, but at a very young age, I can tell you why I feel ready for life and whatever obstacles I need to overcome. Hi, my name is Julianny Nunez, and today you will understand who I am. Growing up I’ve always been a very outstanding girl, I would always participate in school activities such as acting, singing, dancing, and sports. I would always get honors in most if not all my classes, I would try to get involved in school activities as much as possible because I enjoyed getting recognized, I enjoyed practicing with my friends, I would love meeting new people in my school and I just knew that every performance and every activity was a new adventure. All of this was amazing yet, everything started catching up to me, which caused me for a while to stop giving my all in school, to have me going through depression phases, but not late I remembered school was my getaway and comfort zone that brought me back soon enough to do my best as always. Life has never been easy, yet I would never let bad episodes take the best of me, I have always lived by the saying “puedo tener días malos, mientras tengo una vida increíble” translating that “I could have bad days while having an amazing life” is not about how bad things are going is always about what you do that can change the situation or what your reaction can be to make the best out of the situation, I consider myself as someone who celebrates little wins, someone who doesn’t take anything for granted and someone who can find a way of looking at the bright side of any situation. I recall how sometimes I would have my friends confused and I would explain the class and I would go home and be proud of myself for two things. I understood the assignment on my own, and I helped my friends understand the assignment with my examples and my words. Of course, coming to a different country wasn’t easy, I did struggle with class at first, and the language barrier made it even more difficult, but that didn’t stop me from showing everyone my potential and the best of me, and I know I can be more, I take everyday challenges as lessons that might not help me today, but a knowledge of something I didn’t know before to face new situations.

From making baseballs out of newspaper and tape to competing on a big field; from running all day, playing hide and seek with my friends, and buying water bags at the colmado so my mom didn’t make me stay in the house when I would go in and ask for water, to going straight home after school because I did not feel comfortable around my classmates; From having everything I wanted and needed, from having options to choose from, from having to just point my finger to get what I want, to working over forty hours a week while in school to be able to sustain myself and help my family. Transitioning from one country to another wasn’t easy, but at a very young age, I can tell you why I feel ready for life and whatever obstacles I need to overcome. Hi, my name is Julianny Nunez, and today you will understand who I am. Growing up I’ve always been a very outstanding girl, I would always participate in school activities such as acting, singing, dancing, and sports. I would always get honors in most if not all my classes, I would try to get involved in school activities as much as possible because I enjoyed getting recognized, I enjoyed practicing with my friends, I would love meeting new people in my school and I just knew that every performance and every activity was a new adventure. All of this was amazing yet, everything started catching up to me, which caused me for a while to stop giving my all in school, to have me going through depression phases, but not late I remembered school was my getaway and comfort zone that brought me back soon enough to do my best as always. Life has never been easy, yet I would never let bad episodes take the best of me, I have always lived by the saying “puedo tener días malos, mientras tengo una vida increíble” translating that “I could have bad days while having an amazing life” is not about how bad things are going is always about what you do that can change the situation or what your reaction can be to make the best out of the situation, I consider myself as someone who celebrates little wins, someone who doesn’t take anything for granted and someone who can find a way of looking at the bright side of any situation. I recall how sometimes I would have my friends confused and I would explain the class and I would go home and be proud of myself for two things. I understood the assignment on my own, and I helped my friends understand the assignment with my examples and my words. Of course, coming to a different country wasn’t easy, I did struggle with class at first, and the language barrier made it even more difficult, but that didn’t stop me from showing everyone my potential and the best of me, and I know I can be more, I take everyday challenges as lessons that might not help me today, but a knowledge of something I didn’t know before to face new situations.

From making baseballs out of newspaper and tape to competing on a big field; from running all day, playing hide and seek with my friends, and buying water bags at the colmado so my mom didn’t make me stay in the house when I would go in and ask for water, to going straight home after school because I did not feel comfortable around my classmates; From having everything I wanted and needed, from having options to choose from, from having to just point my finger to get what I want, to working over forty hours a week while in school to be able to sustain myself and help my family. Transitioning from one country to another wasn’t easy, but at a very young age, I can tell you why I feel ready for life and whatever obstacles I need to overcome. Hi, my name is Julianny Nunez, and today you will understand who I am. Growing up I’ve always been a very outstanding girl, I would always participate in school activities such as acting, singing, dancing, and sports. I would always get honors in most if not all my classes, I would try to get involved in school activities as much as possible because I enjoyed getting recognized, I enjoyed practicing with my friends, I would love meeting new people in my school and I just knew that every performance and every activity was a new adventure. All of this was amazing yet, everything started catching up to me, which caused me for a while to stop giving my all in school, to have me going through depression phases, but not late I remembered school was my getaway and comfort zone that brought me back soon enough to do my best as always. Life has never been easy, yet I would never let bad episodes take the best of me, I have always lived by the saying “puedo tener días malos, mientras tengo una vida increíble” translating that “I could have bad days while having an amazing life” is not about how bad things are going is always about what you do that can change the situation or what your reaction can be to make the best out of the situation, I consider myself as someone who celebrates little wins, someone who doesn’t take anything for granted and someone who can find a way of looking at the bright side of any situation. I recall how sometimes I would have my friends confused and I would explain the class and I would go home and be proud of myself for two things. I understood the assignment on my own, and I helped my friends understand the assignment with my examples and my words. Of course, coming to a different country wasn’t easy, I did struggle with class at first, and the language barrier made it even more difficult, but that didn’t stop me from showing everyone my potential and the best of me, and I know I can be more, I take everyday challenges as lessons that might not help me today, but a knowledge of something I didn’t know before to face new situations.

From making baseballs out of newspaper and tape to competing on a big field; from running all day, playing hide and seek with my friends, and buying water bags at the colmado so my mom didn’t make me stay in the house when I would go in and ask for water, to going straight home after school because I did not feel comfortable around my classmates; From having everything I wanted and needed, from having options to choose from, from having to just point my finger to get what I want, to working over forty hours a week while in school to be able to sustain myself and help my family. Transitioning from one country to another wasn’t easy, but at a very young age, I can tell you why I feel ready for life and whatever obstacles I need to overcome. Hi, my name is Julianny Nunez, and today you will understand who I am. Growing up I’ve always been a very outstanding girl, I would always participate in school activities such as acting, singing, dancing, and sports. I would always get honors in most if not all my classes, I would try to get involved in school activities as much as possible because I enjoyed getting recognized, I enjoyed practicing with my friends, I would love meeting new people in my school and I just knew that every performance and every activity was a new adventure. All of this was amazing yet, everything started catching up to me, which caused me for a while to stop giving my all in school, to have me going through depression phases, but not late I remembered school was my getaway and comfort zone that brought me back soon enough to do my best as always. Life has never been easy, yet I would never let bad episodes take the best of me, I have always lived by the saying “puedo tener días malos, mientras tengo una vida increíble” translating that “I could have bad days while having an amazing life” is not about how bad things are going is always about what you do that can change the situation or what your reaction can be to make the best out of the situation, I consider myself as someone who celebrates little wins, someone who doesn’t take anything for granted and someone who can find a way of looking at the bright side of any situation. I recall how sometimes I would have my friends confused and I would explain the class and I would go home and be proud of myself for two things. I understood the assignment on my own, and I helped my friends understand the assignment with my examples and my words. Of course, coming to a different country wasn’t easy, I did struggle with class at first, and the language barrier made it even more difficult, but that didn’t stop me from showing everyone my potential and the best of me, and I know I can be more, I take everyday challenges as lessons that might not help me today, but a knowledge of something I didn’t know before to face new situations.

From making baseballs out of newspaper and tape to competing on a big field; from running all day, playing hide and seek with my friends, and buying water bags at the colmado so my mom didn’t make me stay in the house when I would go in and ask for water, to going straight home after school because I did not feel comfortable around my classmates; From having everything I wanted and needed, from having options to choose from, from having to just point my finger to get what I want, to working over forty hours a week while in school to be able to sustain myself and help my family. Transitioning from one country to another wasn’t easy, but at a very young age, I can tell you why I feel ready for life and whatever obstacles I need to overcome. Hi, my name is Julianny Nunez, and today you will understand who I am. Growing up I’ve always been a very outstanding girl, I would always participate in school activities such as acting, singing, dancing, and sports. I would always get honors in most if not all my classes, I would try to get involved in school activities as much as possible because I enjoyed getting recognized, I enjoyed practicing with my friends, I would love meeting new people in my school and I just knew that every performance and every activity was a new adventure. All of this was amazing yet, everything started catching up to me, which caused me for a while to stop giving my all in school, to have me going through depression phases, but not late I remembered school was my getaway and comfort zone that brought me back soon enough to do my best as always. Life has never been easy, yet I would never let bad episodes take the best of me, I have always lived by the saying “puedo tener días malos, mientras tengo una vida increíble” translating that “I could have bad days while having an amazing life” is not about how bad things are going is always about what you do that can change the situation or what your reaction can be to make the best out of the situation, I consider myself as someone who celebrates little wins, someone who doesn’t take anything for granted and someone who can find a way of looking at the bright side of any situation. I recall how sometimes I would have my friends confused and I would explain the class and I would go home and be proud of myself for two things. I understood the assignment on my own, and I helped my friends understand the assignment with my examples and my words. Of course, coming to a different country wasn’t easy, I did struggle with class at first, and the language barrier made it even more difficult, but that didn’t stop me from showing everyone my potential and the best of me, and I know I can be more, I take everyday challenges as lessons that might not help me today, but a knowledge of something I didn’t know before to face new situations.

From making baseballs out of newspaper and tape to competing on a big field; from running all day, playing hide and seek with my friends, and buying water bags at the colmado so my mom didn’t make me stay in the house when I would go in and ask for water, to going straight home after school because I did not feel comfortable around my classmates; From having everything I wanted and needed, from having options to choose from, from having to just point my finger to get what I want, to working over forty hours a week while in school to be able to sustain myself and help my family. Transitioning from one country to another wasn’t easy, but at a very young age, I can tell you why I feel ready for life and whatever obstacles I need to overcome. Hi, my name is Julianny Nunez, and today you will understand who I am. Growing up I’ve always been a very outstanding girl, I would always participate in school activities such as acting, singing, dancing, and sports. I would always get honors in most if not all my classes, I would try to get involved in school activities as much as possible because I enjoyed getting recognized, I enjoyed practicing with my friends, I would love meeting new people in my school and I just knew that every performance and every activity was a new adventure. All of this was amazing yet, everything started catching up to me, which caused me for a while to stop giving my all in school, to have me going through depression phases, but not late I remembered school was my getaway and comfort zone that brought me back soon enough to do my best as always. Life has never been easy, yet I would never let bad episodes take the best of me, I have always lived by the saying “puedo tener días malos, mientras tengo una vida increíble” translating that “I could have bad days while having an amazing life” is not about how bad things are going is always about what you do that can change the situation or what your reaction can be to make the best out of the situation, I consider myself as someone who celebrates little wins, someone who doesn’t take anything for granted and someone who can find a way of looking at the bright side of any situation. I recall how sometimes I would have my friends confused and I would explain the class and I would go home and be proud of myself for two things. I understood the assignment on my own, and I helped my friends understand the assignment with my examples and my words. Of course, coming to a different country wasn’t easy, I did struggle with class at first, and the language barrier made it even more difficult, but that didn’t stop me from showing everyone my potential and the best of me, and I know I can be more, I take everyday challenges as lessons that might not help me today, but a knowledge of something I didn’t know before to face new situations.

From making baseballs out of newspaper and tape to competing on a big field; from running all day, playing hide and seek with my friends, and buying water bags at the colmado so my mom didn’t make me stay in the house when I would go in and ask for water, to going straight home after school because I did not feel comfortable around my classmates; From having everything I wanted and needed, from having options to choose from, from having to just point my finger to get what I want, to working over forty hours a week while in school to be able to sustain myself and help my family. Transitioning from one country to another wasn’t easy, but at a very young age, I can tell you why I feel ready for life and whatever obstacles I need to overcome. Hi, my name is Julianny Nunez, and today you will understand who I am. Growing up I’ve always been a very outstanding girl, I would always participate in school activities such as acting, singing, dancing, and sports. I would always get honors in most if not all my classes, I would try to get involved in school activities as much as possible because I enjoyed getting recognized, I enjoyed practicing with my friends, I would love meeting new people in my school and I just knew that every performance and every activity was a new adventure. All of this was amazing yet, everything started catching up to me, which caused me for a while to stop giving my all in school, to have me going through depression phases, but not late I remembered school was my getaway and comfort zone that brought me back soon enough to do my best as always. Life has never been easy, yet I would never let bad episodes take the best of me, I have always lived by the saying “puedo tener días malos, mientras tengo una vida increíble” translating that “I could have bad days while having an amazing life” is not about how bad things are going is always about what you do that can change the situation or what your reaction can be to make the best out of the situation, I consider myself as someone who celebrates little wins, someone who doesn’t take anything for granted and someone who can find a way of looking at the bright side of any situation. I recall how sometimes I would have my friends confused and I would explain the class and I would go home and be proud of myself for two things. I understood the assignment on my own, and I helped my friends understand the assignment with my examples and my words. Of course, coming to a different country wasn’t easy, I did struggle with class at first, and the language barrier made it even more difficult, but that didn’t stop me from showing everyone my potential and the best of me, and I know I can be more, I take everyday challenges as lessons that might not help me today, but a knowledge of something I didn’t know before to face new situations.

From making baseballs out of newspaper and tape to competing on a big field; from running all day, playing hide and seek with my friends, and buying water bags at the colmado so my mom didn’t make me stay in the house when I would go in and ask for water, to going straight home after school because I did not feel comfortable around my classmates; From having everything I wanted and needed, from having options to choose from, from having to just point my finger to get what I want, to working over forty hours a week while in school to be able to sustain myself and help my family. Transitioning from one country to another wasn’t easy, but at a very young age, I can tell you why I feel ready for life and whatever obstacles I need to overcome. Hi, my name is Julianny Nunez, and today you will understand who I am. Growing up I’ve always been a very outstanding girl, I would always participate in school activities such as acting, singing, dancing, and sports. I would always get honors in most if not all my classes, I would try to get involved in school activities as much as possible because I enjoyed getting recognized, I enjoyed practicing with my friends, I would love meeting new people in my school and I just knew that every performance and every activity was a new adventure. All of this was amazing yet, everything started catching up to me, which caused me for a while to stop giving my all in school, to have me going through depression phases, but not late I remembered school was my getaway and comfort zone that brought me back soon enough to do my best as always. Life has never been easy, yet I would never let bad episodes take the best of me, I have always lived by the saying “puedo tener días malos, mientras tengo una vida increíble” translating that “I could have bad days while having an amazing life” is not about how bad things are going is always about what you do that can change the situation or what your reaction can be to make the best out of the situation, I consider myself as someone who celebrates little wins, someone who doesn’t take anything for granted and someone who can find a way of looking at the bright side of any situation. I recall how sometimes I would have my friends confused and I would explain the class and I would go home and be proud of myself for two things. I understood the assignment on my own, and I helped my friends understand the assignment with my examples and my words. Of course, coming to a different country wasn’t easy, I did struggle with class at first, and the language barrier made it even more difficult, but that didn’t stop me from showing everyone my potential and the best of me, and I know I can be more, I take everyday challenges as lessons that might not help me today, but a knowledge of something I didn’t know before to face new situations.

From making baseballs out of newspaper and tape to competing on a big field; from running all day, playing hide and seek with my friends, and buying water bags at the colmado so my mom didn’t make me stay in the house when I would go in and ask for water, to going straight home after school because I did not feel comfortable around my classmates; From having everything I wanted and needed, from having options to choose from, from having to just point my finger to get what I want, to working over forty hours a week while in school to be able to sustain myself and help my family. Transitioning from one country to another wasn’t easy, but at a very young age, I can tell you why I feel ready for life and whatever obstacles I need to overcome. Hi, my name is Julianny Nunez, and today you will understand who I am. Growing up I’ve always been a very outstanding girl, I would always participate in school activities such as acting, singing, dancing, and sports. I would always get honors in most if not all my classes, I would try to get involved in school activities as much as possible because I enjoyed getting recognized, I enjoyed practicing with my friends, I would love meeting new people in my school and I just knew that every performance and every activity was a new adventure. All of this was amazing yet, everything started catching up to me, which caused me for a while to stop giving my all in school, to have me going through depression phases, but not late I remembered school was my getaway and comfort zone that brought me back soon enough to do my best as always. Life has never been easy, yet I would never let bad episodes take the best of me, I have always lived by the saying “puedo tener días malos, mientras tengo una vida increíble” translating that “I could have bad days while having an amazing life” is not about how bad things are going is always about what you do that can change the situation or what your reaction can be to make the best out of the situation, I consider myself as someone who celebrates little wins, someone who doesn’t take anything for granted and someone who can find a way of looking at the bright side of any situation. I recall how sometimes I would have my friends confused and I would explain the class and I would go home and be proud of myself for two things. I understood the assignment on my own, and I helped my friends understand the assignment with my examples and my words. Of course, coming to a different country wasn’t easy, I did struggle with class at first, and the language barrier made it even more difficult, but that didn’t stop me from showing everyone my potential and the best of me, and I know I can be more, I take everyday challenges as lessons that might not help me today, but a knowledge of something I didn’t know before to face new situations.

From making baseballs out of newspaper and tape to competing on a big field; from running all day, playing hide and seek with my friends, and buying water bags at the colmado so my mom didn’t make me stay in the house when I would go in and ask for water, to going straight home after school because I did not feel comfortable around my classmates; From having everything I wanted and needed, from having options to choose from, from having to just point my finger to get what I want, to working over forty hours a week while in school to be able to sustain myself and help my family. Transitioning from a country to another wasn’t easy, but at a very young age I can tell you why I feel ready for life and whatever obstacles I need to overcome. Hi my name is Julianny Nunez, and today you will understand who I am. Growing up I’ve always been a very outstanding girl, I would always participate in school activities such as acting, singing, dancing, and sports. I would always get honors in most if not all my classes, I would try to get involved in school activities as much as possible because I enjoyed getting recognized, I enjoyed practice with my friends, I would love meeting new people in my school and I just knew that every performance and every activity was a new adventure. All of this was amazing yet, everything started catching up to me, which caused me for a while to stop giving my all in school, to have me going through depression phases, but not late I remembered school was my getaway and comfort zone that brought me back soon enough to do my best as always. Life has never been easy, yet I would never let bad episodes take the best of me, I have always lived by the saying “puedo tener días malos, mientras tengo una vida increíble” translating that “I could have bad days, while having an amazing life” is not about how bad things are going is always about what you do that can change the situation or what your reaction can be to to make the best out of the situation, I consider myself as someone who celebrates little wins, someone who doesn’t take anything for granted and someone who can find a way of looking at the bright side of any situation. I recall how sometimes I would have my friends confused and I would explain the class and I would go home and be proud of myself for two things. I understood the assignment on my own, and I helped my friends understand the assignment with my examples and my words. Of course, coming to a different country wasn’t easy, I did struggled with class at first, the language barrier made it even more difficult, but that didn’t stop me from showing everyone my potential and the best of me, and I know I can be more, I take everyday challenges as lessons that might not help me today, but a knowledge of something I didn’t know before to face new situations.

I want to make the world know that everyone should respect everyone's feelings, opinions, and beliefs even if its different from theirs. From making baseballs out of newspaper and tape to competing on a big field; from running all day, playing hide and seek with my friends, and buying water bags at the colmado so my mom didn’t make me stay in the house when I would go in and ask for water, to going straight home after school because I did not feel comfortable around my classmates; From having everything I wanted and needed, from having options to choose from, from having to just point my finger to get what I want, to working over forty hours a week while in school to be able to sustain myself and help my family. Transitioning from a country to another wasn’t easy, but at a very young age I can tell you why I feel ready for life and whatever obstacles I need to overcome. Hi my name is Julianny Nunez, and today you will understand who I am. Growing up I’ve always been a very outstanding girl, I would always participate in school activities such as acting, singing, dancing, and sports. I would always get honors in most if not all my classes, I would try to get involved in school activities as much as possible because I enjoyed getting recognized, I enjoyed practice with my friends, I would love meeting new people in my school and I just knew that every performance and every activity was a new adventure. All of this was amazing yet, everything started catching up to me, which caused me for a while to stop giving my all in school, to have me going through depression phases, but not late I remembered school was my getaway and comfort zone that brought me back soon enough to do my best as always. Life has never been easy, yet I would never let bad episodes take the best of me, I have always lived by the saying “puedo tener días malos, mientras tengo una vida increíble” translating that “I could have bad days, while having an amazing life” is not about how bad things are going is always about what you do that can change the situation or what your reaction can be to to make the best out of the situation, I consider myself as someone who celebrates little wins, someone who doesn’t take anything for granted and someone who can find a way of looking at the bright side of any situation. I recall how sometimes I would have my friends confused and I would explain the class and I would go home and be proud of myself for two things. I understood the assignment on my own, and I helped my friends understand the assignment with my examples and my words. Of course, coming to a different country wasn’t easy, I did struggled with class at first, the language barrier made it even more difficult, but that didn’t stop me from showing everyone my potential and the best of me, and I know I can be more, I take everyday challenges as lessons that might not help me today, but a knowledge of something I didn’t know before to face new situations.