Quien Soy Yo

My name is Jeanette, but I am more than just someone with a name. I am more than just a 21-year old young woman. My last name is Ramirez, I of course come from a Mexican family. However, I am more than that. I am the memories that I created with my family, the city that I grew up in, the color of my skin, the food that I eat.

I am the girl that would get her hair braided every night by her mother before bedtime. The girl that would pray the “angel de la guarda” and receive her “bendicion” before bedtime. I am the girl that would wake up every Sunday to menudo, tacos de barbacoa, or huevos rancheros. When I was young and I’d be sick, my mother would make me sopa de fideo, add lime on it, and cuddle with me, at 21-years old, she still does it occasionally. I am the girl that would come home from school every day and have dinner ready and served, made by my mother.

I am the girl that was born to a woman who is a warrior. A girl that was raised by a woman who taught her values, and how to love. I am the girl that was taught by her mother to always say “Buenos dias, buenas tardes, buenas noches.” I am the girl that was taught to not curse by her mother, to always act like a lady, even when things get difficult. I am the girl that would see a beautiful woman every day put makeup on, wear her high heels, and cook. I am the girl that was told by her mom every day to go to school and get good grades, because my value was more than to be a housewife. I am the girl that was told by her mother to follow her dreams. I am the daughter of a woman who gave her whole life to her husband and four daughters, to her grand-kids, I am the daughter of a woman who never gives up, who loves her family unconditionally.

I am the girl with a father that comes home with wet feet, with hands cut, and dirty clothes. I am the girl with a father that works 7 days a week, with a father that works in the heat, the snow, the rain. I am the girl with a father that drinks coffee in the morning before work, a father that would give his everything for his wife and daughters. I am the daughter of a man that would give his last meal to a stranger to help them out. I am the daughter of a man who is strong like a tree, a man that never breaks, not in sickness, not in anything. I am the daughter of a man that never gives up, a man that when he falls, he picks himself up and comes back stronger.

I am the girl with three sisters, who are united and strong. I am the girl that shares clothes with her sisters, and usually argues with them about it. I am the girl that would die for her sisters, a girl that is protected by her three older sisters, a girl who is inspired by them. I am the girl that will ask her sisters for advice, the girl who has three wonderful best friends that even if they are annoying, I love them to death.

I am a student. I am that girl that does her assignments the last minute, but still completes them on time. I am the girl that doesn’t sleep for two days when exams are coming up, the girl that goes to school and tries her best, I am the girl that doesn’t give up, that even when things get difficult school will always be a priority.

I am a woman. I am a sister, a daughter, a cousin, a friend, a student, everything. I am strength, beauty, intelligence and everything that a woman has to offer. I am a human being, with dreams and aspirations, with struggles, with good and bad times. I am Jeanette.