I'm the first one to graduate in my family
So I'm extremely excited.
I'm the first in my family to get this far.
And I just want to continue on the journey
and show them that anything is possible.
I'm the first person in my family to come to college in the United States.
I was kind of scared to go far from home.
I live a couple miles from here and my mentors in high school told me
GGC's opening up and it's a good college.
So I decided to give it a try.
I ended up at GGC because I wanted to get my bachelor's degree.
I will be the first female to obtain a bachelor's degree in my family.
I had a semester where I struggled with my classes.
I failed and I had to withdraw.
So I took off a semester and my advisor - the first thing she said was "I better see you here spring semester."
Because I took off fall semester.
And we kept in contact and there was another professor who would email me
About how there was Criminal Justice events and she wanted me involved.
And she basically motivated me to come back. Both of them.
I got into many clubs, ended up being Secretary of OLAS until now when I'm about to graduate.
I'm very happy to have stayed here for the four years at GGC.
GGC has reminded me that everyone needs a champion.
I feel like I have been blessed with so many amazing people
that have mentored me and guided me and been there with me that I never expected I would have.
And I'm excited to go be a champion for somebody else now.
