"Oh man what hasn’t DACA done for me!? Before DACA I had to lie about who I was. I could not open up to people like I do now. I lived in fear that if I made someone mad and they knew my situation they would use that against me. I was scared of falling in love because how was I gonna explain my situation to someone and would that change how they felt about me? This was also a fear I had with my friends. I missed out on high school trips, graduation trips, family trips, and studying abroad. But the one thing that I will always wonder is about my career as a professional dancer. I audition for companies and made it, but I could not travel the world with them. So I had to settle in my heart and know that I would just have to fulfill that dream here at home and make sure that those children who have the same the dream I had would make it. Before DACA I was living my life at 50% and now I am living it at 75%. I say this because no human being in my situation can say they are living at an equal 100% like the rest of legal or U.S. born Americans. When you are restricted of what you can or cannot do, that is not living your fullest life. Because of DACA I was able to get work legally and not be afraid that they would find out that my documents were fake. I can drive now and not be afraid that I will be stopped and deported. DACA helped me receive some financial aid which allowed me to take more university classes and not worry about having three part-time jobs to pay school out of my own pocket. After 7 years I will finally graduate with two BA’s; Dance and Communications with an emphasis in entertainment and tourism in the Spring of 2018. I am now applying for jobs as a multimedia journalist. It is a bittersweet accomplishment because in March of 2019 my DACA will expire and so the race has begun to at least fulfill this dream as a journalist for one year before it all has to go back to the way it was. I will not have a license to drive or a work permit to work. But I will definitely enjoy it until the last day. I thank DACA for allowing me to feel like I belong and that these past six years I was able to enjoy life as every American should."