Growing Up In Cuba

Growing up in Cuba was the best experience I could ever ask for, it gave me the capability to appreciate the value of the opportunities. I feel grateful every day for living in the United States of America.
I was born in 1993, in a small town located in the center of the island of Cuba. Since I started elementary school my parents discovered my special skills for the music. Therefore, when I was 8 years old my life changed drastically. I started to study music in the school of arts of the province of Villa Clara. My specialty was piano, a very difficult instrument that requires several hours of study and dedication. During nine years of my life I thought I was going to be a musician, but when I turned 17, I started to think how my future would look like. All of the hours I had to spend daily sited in front of that piano, playing several musical works of different styles, was not what I wanted to do for the rest of my life. I was deprived of family trips and free time to play with my friends because I always had to study piano. I did not see myself as a future musician, I wanted to do something different. At that point of my life I felt it was time to make a change, and that was
I discovered during the three years I studied dentistry that I enjoy being an instrument that puts a smile in a face. The fact that I was able to transform a painful tooth in a beautiful piece of art was the motor that kept me going. When I moved to the United States in 2014 I knew it was going to be difficult to become a dentist. This is a new culture, with different language and study methods. However, I find myself immerse in a deep lake where the only way to survive is by reaching the surface. I have gone through very difficult times since I came, not only academically but financially. However, my family has been unconditional and supporting all the time, and I challenge myself every day to be the best I can while I live in this