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The beginning of a new path was given to me when I traveled to Hartford Connecticut. After the Storm Maria hit Puerto Rico, I came across a hard decision, which was to Leave Puerto Rico to have a better life in the United States but by doing so I would have to leave my family, friends, and People that I grew up with and the environment I was so used to live in or stay in Puerto Rico and not experience the "outside" world neither get the opportunities that the United States have. I decided to leave to the United States of America to pursue my dream and make my family proud. When I arrive at Hartford I was afraid of new challenges I would face and the unknown setting for me, But I got used to the change and started working on my two main goals

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