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  Hi my name is Stefani Casteel, I am originally from La Paz, B.C.S, raised in Cabo San Lucas, B.C.S partially in Oregon. I have family on both sides, my mother is from Mexico and my father from Amity, Oregon, so I grew up in two different cultures! That gives me two points of view of my surroundings, of what life can be. I grew up in a bilingual environment and that has come with its challenges, in society, family and my independent desire to form what world I want to live in. This is my first time attending college and I am filled with so many emotions, you see I am 34 years old and I know it may seem too late for some, for others a life changing experience. I obtained my GED in Linn Benton in 2009 and I was extremely afraid to begin college since I struggled so much in school almost all my life and thought " I could never". I remember so vividly one day I was on my way to take my last exam for my GED in Albany, I met a lovely lady who was in her 60's and she shared her