From 14 year old you to 18 year old you <3

Congratulations, by the time you’re reading this, you are about to graduate high school! Words can’t describe how amazingly proud I am of you. We did it! We went against everyone who doubted us and our abilities to where we are today. I want you to look in the mirror and realize you are the same little girl that once walked into that kindergarten classroom. Only knowing how to speak Spanish, not knowing a single word of English. And you walked out of that building being able to fluently speak and understand both languages. And we walked into this building with big hopes, dreams and ambitions. I hope you look back on this incredible journey and realize that since Kindergarten, we put are all into our education. And this diploma proves how hard we've worked to get here. And if we decide to go to college and university you’re only one step closer to reaching those big goals. You put your all into this diploma and deserve to walk that stage. Thank you for making me proud of the woman that you have become. I know that one day you’ll do amazing things in the future. I love you and hope you know that. And you won’t walk the stage alone, you’ll have this memory of your younger self-walking alongside you. Congrats, high school graduate of 2025! P.S. You'll get another one of these letters in the upcoming years. So look out for that. You've worked hard. Rest up. I haven't even started 9th grade, it's still summer of 2021 and we're going to Mexico with our brother... WOOHOO!!! From, Mari <3