The Colombian flag identifies my heritage. While people eat their eggs and pancakes on sunday mornings, I’ll gladly take my Arrepa con Queso and proudly say I’m a Colombian American. My parents came to the United States in the year of 1978 and had me 10 years later. My parents always grew up on farms and strict family households, where they worked and learned to be independent at 6 years old. They brought their traditions from Colombia to Philadelphia and raised me with their tradition. I learned how to do my laundry and clean the house at 6 and learned how to crochet. In addition, I learned how to read middle school and high school books in elementary school. My parents taught me how to be an independent, respectful, young woman at a young
