I was sitting in the living room and I had The Foot Book by Dr. Seuss in my lap. This was the first book I ever read on my own. I was so happy. Throughout grade school, I definitely read more than the average kid but it really became an essential part of my life when I moved to Monterrey, Mexico. It took some time for me to make friends so to pass the afternoons I read book after book. Reading became my distraction from my day-to-day. When I read I become part of the story. It puts me in a better mood, and it makes me a better person. With each book, I read the more open my mind is. Books will always be a part of my life because there’s nothing that brings me the same
