It’s All About Better Opportunities. I’m “legal;” she’s not. I heard this from a lot of people: “We have something in common. We want better opportunities for our lives.” But, there is a big difference in our stories. I was given the opportunity to become “legal”. My counterpart did…

The Art of Taking Risks My life is a state of constant change. I was 19 years old when I decided to leave my dear town of Cali in Colombia to explore the world. The trigger for this decision occurred when a close friend decided to move to France. In…

A New Definition of Resilience: Young Latinas. There’s this girl I know. She’s 18 years old, born in Ecuador. She moved to New York a few years ago — for the same reason many of us have — looking for a better future. She’s not quite sure why she’s here…