RE: Sandra Mosquera Davidson’s life story
In this memo, I write about a part of my life story to give you an idea of my background, my experiences, and my writing style. I will briefly describe my country of origin, my life before I moved to the USA, my reasons for moving to the USA, my life after I moved to the USA and my plans for the future.
My country of origin
I was born and raised in Colombia, the land of the good coffee, the finest emeralds, and Valentine Day’s flowers. To be more exact, I am from the Pacific region of the country. I was raised in a small city called Quibdó, the Capital of the Chocó. The Chocó is a tropical rainforest known for its unmatched natural resources and its extreme poverty. The majority of the Chocó’s population is of African descent, we are known as
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The world economy was already showing sign of problems. My family had expended more money than they should on my trip to England, and the English I learned was useless in Colombia. At that point, the remaining two years of law school were starting to look like a waste of time. Besides, I didn’t feel comfortable in my university. On my first day of class, one of my classmates made a racist joke and I never got over it. Also, I believed that I was too much of a feminist to live happily in a chauvinistic society, like Colombia’s.
In 2007, I went to visit my step brother in Florida. I also took the opportunity to reconnect with Greg, a guy I dated in England. On the trip, it became clear to me that my future was in the USA. I planned to attend a Community College and work “under the table” until my GPA was good enough to apply for scholarships. Once I returned to Colombia, I convinced my family that studying in the USA was the best for my future.
My life after I moved to the