From Margarita’s winning essay…
“As a young adult, I believe that younger people should get out of their communities, hometowns and experience new things. Traveling opens your mind and the way you think about and view the world. Traveling is an experience of a lifetime that give people an opportunity to experience the way different cultures and ethnic groups live around the world. I have traveled to Mexico and California by car. It’s a fun experience going to other states. On the other hand going to another country is better. Mexico is very different than the United States. People are different and the way of living there is unique from ours.”
In the summer of 2008 Margarita spent a week with Rebecca Houseman in Portland, Oregon.
