{"id":17372,"date":"2022-02-09T00:20:34","date_gmt":"2022-02-09T00:20:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/?p=17372"},"modified":"2022-02-08T20:33:44","modified_gmt":"2022-02-08T20:33:44","slug":"empowering-a-special-latina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/2022\/02\/09\/empowering-a-special-latina\/","title":{"rendered":"EMPOWERING A SPECIAL LATINA!"},"content":{"rendered":"

BY MONICA CARRILLO<\/span><\/p>\n

OUR VOICE COUNTS<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

I embarked on a new journey this spring semester on my own by taking a study-abroad experience in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Being here at first was very nerve-wracking and daunting, especially as the flights to Puerto Rico started to feel exceptionally long. Nevertheless, these past couple of weeks exploring the island has been tiring, hectic, confusing but overall very, very fun. <\/span><\/p>\n

However, none of this would have happened without the assistance of Mary Fauth, executive director of the Blaine County Charitable Fund, other former members and current members of the Blaine County Charitable Fund, and Herbert Romero, community organizer in Blaine County.<\/span><\/p>\n

I was told of excessive payments after applying, accepting and picking my courses for the university I am attending in Puerto Rico that neither I nor my parents could pay. As an undocumented member in my family, I,\u00a0 <\/span>like others that apply to BCCF, aren\u2019t used to getting help or accepting it because it\u2019s so unfamiliar.<\/span><\/p>\n

The political system sometimes makes us feel like we don\u2019t deserve that kind of help, especially with financial assistance, whether that be for students like FAFSA or housing assistance because of our lack of Social Security numbers.<\/span><\/p>\n

I am so incredibly thankful for the support I have gotten throughout these past couple of years with my studies and for people like Romero and Fauth who have endlessly helped me grow my leadership, extend my knowledge and experience life in a way I wouldn\u2019t have ever imagined as an immigrant in a Republican state. <\/span><\/p>\n

NUESTRA VOZ CUENTA<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Me embarqu\u00e9 en un nuevo viaje este semestre de primavera por mi cuenta al tomar una experiencia de estudio en el extranjero en San Juan, Puerto Rico.<\/span><\/p>\n

Estar aqu\u00ed al principio fue muy nervioso y desalentador, especialmente porque los vuelos a Puerto Rico comenzaron a sentirse excepcionalmente largos. Sin embargo, estas \u00faltimas semanas explorando la isla ha sido agotador, agitado, confuso pero en general muy, muy divertido.<\/span><\/p>\n

Sin embargo, nada de esto habr\u00eda ocurrido sin la ayuda de Mary Fauth, directora ejecutiva del Fondo Caritativo del Condado de Blaine, otros ex miembros y miembros actuales del Fondo Caritativo del Condado de Blaine, y Herbert Romero, organizador comunitario en el Condado de Blaine.<\/span><\/p>\n

Me dijeron de pagos excesivos despu\u00e9s de solicitar, aceptar y escoger mis cursos para la universidad a la que estoy asistiendo en Puerto Rico que ni yo ni mis padres pod\u00edan pagar. Como miembro indocumentado en mi familia, yo, como otros que aplican a BCCF, no estoy acostumbrado a obtener ayuda o aceptarla porque es tan desconocido.<\/span><\/p>\n

El sistema pol\u00edtico a veces nos hace sentir como si no mereci\u00e9ramos ese tipo de ayuda, especialmente con ayuda financiera, ya sea para estudiantes como FAFSA o asistencia de vivienda debido a nuestra falta de n\u00fameros de la seguridad social.<\/span><\/p>\n

Estoy tan incre\u00edblemente agradecido por el apoyo que he recibido a lo largo de estos \u00faltimos a\u00f1os con mis estudios y para personas como Romero y Fauth que me han ayudado eternamente a crecer mi liderazgo, Ampliar mi conocimiento y experiencia de vida de una manera que nunca hubiera imaginado como inmigrante en un estado republicano.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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