Blog Interview Report

W was born in Peru but moved to Miami when she was four. W's face reflected both admiration and recognition as she recounted the sacrifice her parents had made for her older brother and her. Her parents moved here so that their children had a better future as Peru's economy was in dire straits. They chose to move to Miami because family members were already established here. In Peru, they had bank jobs and were wealthy and their lifestyle reflected it. They had a three story house with a maid. In Miami, they lived in a home with other family members to defray the increased cost of living. Additionally, they could not get employment within the banking system in this country. Residing with her family in Miami since she came here, W is torn at the prospects of leaving. She'd like to go to law school after undergraduate in New York but can't imagine being apart from her family, specifically her mother. They obviously share a close bond and her expression becomes troubled at the desire to go to New York and the impending separation from her mother.