Every time I talk with my mom about what I want to be when I grow up, she cries. Not out of fear or sadness, but because she is proud of me. She is proud that I get to go to an amazing, top-tier college—Cal Poly Pomona—next fall. She is proud that I am the first person in my family to go on to higher education. And she is proud that I will have every door open to me to pursue the career of my dreams.
But most of all, she is proud that I want to become a literacy teacher at Rocketship Sí Se Puede Elementary. Because Rocketship Sí Se Puede changed the course of my life, and gave me the opportunity and hope to pursue my dreams. Rocketship also gave me the skills and inspiration to one day come back and help kids like me in my community…
