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Her diary · Latina · in her 30s

Lucía

Lucía is a mom of three who chose “Creative Compassionate Friendly Outgoing Strength” as her five words. She had just finished a degree and was waiting for the pandemic to let her start a new career. She is proud of her Mexican traditions and of passing them on to her children.

a mom of three · 2 of 5 days in the diary

All names in these stories are pseudonyms.

Her diary, day by day

  1. Day 1 · You

    What I’m most proud of my culture is all the Mexican traditions that come from my home country.

    on her heritage

  2. Day 2 · Your world

    There’s always something happening to me as soon as I leave the house. I truly believe I might be accident prone.

    on her view of life

  3. Day 3 · Nutrition

    She did not write on this day.

  4. Day 4 · Resilience

    She did not write on this day.

  5. Day 5 · Envisioning

    She did not write on this day.