 Being a daughter of two immigrants, I feel like I have to work twice as hard as my friends. I thought these families have been here for, you know, generations. Just so that I can prove to my family that it was worth it for them to come here and to make this journey and to start their lives all over again. So, but it, you know, it, being a child of immigrants, it means balancing two different cultures always. Growing up at a hard time, accepting that I was a part of these two different worlds that are so conflicting, their views are so conflicting with each other, that trying to find that middle ground has been the basis of my entire life journey so far. Coming from a culturally diverse background I think is absolutely a benefit. It's made me more open-minded, I feel. I have more curiosity for the outside world and for getting out of my bubble in the comfort zone and I love learning about other cultures and other religions and I think a lot of that has to do with because I have always been trying to balance two different cultures and struggling with my religion in the Western world and trying to be accepted but also accepting who I am. But I think it's definitely beneficial to my life to have these diverse backgrounds.