Laura is a 25 year old Mexican female who is in her third year of medical school at a university in the United States of America. Laura comes from a conservative family of medical doctors, with a really good reputation and middle-high socio economic status in Mexico. Both of her parents are doctors, she is the middle of three siblings, the oldest is a pediatrician and the youngest is still in High School.
At a young age, Laura showed great interest and talent for music. She learned how to play the piano at age 7, played guitar as a teenager and sang at the choir of her Catholic church. She continues to be passionate about music. Laura had a very successful academic life during her childhood and teenage years. Due to her family’s professional background, she knew that she was expected to become a doctor, like her parents and grandparents before her. When she graduated High School her parents offer to her the opportunity to study abroad because they were aware of her outstanding academic potential.
Laura studied as an international student at a university in USA. She is the first one in her family to study abroad. Laura visits her family in Mexico two to three times a year, depending of her university schedule. Laura has never worked, she dedicates all her time to study, hence her social life is also a little empty.
While finishing high
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Recently she realized that she doesn’t like medicine and she is having a difficult time seeing herself as a doctor. She is conflicted because she thinks that her only professional option is to become a doctor and follow in the family’s footsteps. She thinks that if she doesn’t become a doctor she will fail in life. Laura is beginning to notice that she doesn’t want to continue studying medicine, but she doesn’t know how to tell it to her parents, especially since she doesn’t know what else she would like to