Even as a young girl I always told my parents that I was going to attend college. It wasn't until I began to do well in high school that my parents and siblings started to take me ___1___. Once they saw the change in me and my ___2___ they realized college was what I really wanted, and that I wasn't going to give up until I ___3___ it. It took a lot of convincing, but now my family supports and respects my ___4___. My parents never pursued a ___5___ education, but accomplished a lot. To me my parents are the best ___6___ models one can have. I have seen and lived all the obstacles they had to overcome. My parents came to this country when I was only a couple of months old. Being undocumented, we had to face many obstacles. Not only did we have to deal with discrimination, but also a different ___7___ and language. My parents, however, did not let this interfere with accomplishing the American Dream. I learned Spanish and English almost ___8___. I spoke Spanish at home and English at my preschool center. Having to work two ___9___ and still being unable to rent a room was only the beginning. We were all forced to sleep in a small car with no windows that my dad used to own. Yet, even when I was in preschool I told my parents I was going to attend college. I wanted to go to college and get a good job so I would be able to ___10___ a home for my family.