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Personal Narrative: My Life After High School
I was born in Virginia, but when I was 7 years old we moved to Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, a small coastal town almost three hours away from the capital, San Juan. In Mayagüez, I learned to speak Spanish, and to appreciate and be proud of my Hispanic heritage.
My family decided to come back to Falls Church in time for me to start High School. The day I first came with my parents to register in the new school I was impressed with all of the new academic opportunities at my disposal. My new high school offered honors and AP classes in addition to an IB program, and several foreign languages, all of which my former school lacked. I decided to make the best out of this situation. When classes started, I realized that the differences between the school

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