I am a Yoely! TIll this day I have not met another person named Yoely. At a young age I realized I wasn’t like everyone else and it wasn’t just because my name was different. Ever since kindergarten I have been entrusted by my teachers to help my peers, and my peers have trusted me to help them. Although I enjoyed helping,as a shy girl I always struggled to understand, why me? It wasn’t until recently when I was assisting as a receptionist, that the woman who was training me said, “Yoely, you have the gift to speak to a person of any ethnicity, gender, and class, and make them feel valued. You also have the ability to listen to anyone and make them feel understood.” This was a stranger's first impression of me. At that moment I understood,
