My Journey To Guatemala

My story began in a third world country – Guatemala. I come from a single mother family structure, which meant economic and social struggles while growing up. My mom decided to migrate to the United States, when I was 15 years old. It was definitely a life changing experience. It was difficult at the beginning, I had to learn to communicate and adapt to this society, High School years ease up the process; by the time I graduated, I had already adapted and felt as part of this society. I started college, I was unsure of what I wanted to do, after taking all of the basic courses I decided to pursue a degree in Computer Programming, it took me years to completed it, because I was working full time and going to school part time. I began to apply to jobs related in this field, this is when I realized that most of the companies were requiring an advanced degree and up to date courses. I could not afford to stay in school then; so I decided just to keep a stable job, not related to the field.
I remember that I loved the environment from day one and I enjoyed helping patients. After a few months, I started using my bilingual skills to help non-English patients. It was very rewarding to be able to help them and facilitate the communication between medical providers and families. Sometimes I found myself thinking while facilitating communication that I could be providing the medical services, instead of just relying the message. This is how my desire to become a nurse began. I have been in the medical field for 4 years and there is not anything that I dislike about the field. It is a very rewarding career where I would get to help, comfort and make someone’s life