Just like Lizet eventually finds her way through her home and place, I wanted my new home to be far enough where I could learn to be more independent. Because of the smaller class setting where I’m a name and not just a number, I find that sense of being able to recognize the people in my classes as really important. The social aspect is a huge factor for me because I enjoy talking and meeting new people from all different backgrounds and aspects. For example, after being born and raised in a Cambodian, Chinese, and Vietnamese family, I am one of the first in my family to go to college just like Lizet. Growing up, my mother would always say that, “money doesn’t grow on trees” and that striving for dreams is not as simple as it seems. When she
