Here is a picture of my twin brothers, mom and myself. I am the one in the front. The people who I love the most in the world.
Hello, my name is Laura Escobar. I am 24 years and I was born and raised in Anaheim, California. This is my first semester at CSUDH! I am transfer student from Cypress Community College where I recently earned my Associates Degree in Psychology. As you might guess I am a Psychology major, I want to get into Clinical Psychology and have my own private practice. I don’t know about you all but I really have a passion for my major. I find human behavior so fascinating and a world still awaiting so much more to discover.
I consider myself a proud Chicana even though I technically am not “full blooded Mexican”. My mother is from Colima, Mexico and my father is from El Salvador. So I am have half Mexican and half Salvatrucha. However, in my household as a child my siblings and I were raised with primarily our mothers Mexican culture. My dad does not have a lot of family here in the United States besides my grandma and his two siblings. If anything they to have adapted to my moms Mexican culture as well. They only Salvadorean thing I can nail, is the bad words in a native Salvadorean accent.
I consider myself a very extroverted person. I am wine lover and dogs have my heart. I like to do my homework on Thursday and Friday nights so I can go out and party on Saturday night. School is my first priority and I like to squeeze in a bit of time for some fun. Work is also very important to me since it is what pays my bills and school. I work at a private after school program in Chino Hills. I work with kids k-12 grade and let me tell you it is not as easy as it may seem. When I am not out with friends I am most likely reading a novel of my interest. Family is the most important thing in my life. Family is the motor to my motivation and my will to be successful.
Hi Laura,
I’m Bridgett and I had to reach out because I also trasnferred from Cypress. If it was up to me I would have done my bachelors there, I loved that campus. I hope you’re finding the transition easy & good luck on your first semester!
Yay for sharing the same name lol! i agree with you, family is also what keeps me going and motivates me to be successful. hope you have a great semester!
Hi Laura, like you I am also Mexican from my mother side and Salvadorian from my father, so I am half Mexican and half Salvadorian too. However, I too consider myself more Chicana since the Mexican culture dominates more in my family. Good luck on your first semester at CSUDH. You are going to love this campus.
Hi Laura, reading your bio just made me smile. Congratulations on getting your associates and continuing school by making it your priority! I admired the part in your bio when you mentioned where you worked. I, too, work at a private school and I began in the after school program with preschool but now I am a morning aide with TK. I completely agree it isn’t the easiest job even though people from the outside may think so, however, it is very well worth the stress and craziness! I hope you enjoy your time here are CSUDH!
Hi Laura, nice to know that there are more mix blood like my daughter’s, she’s also Mexican-Salvadorian. I always tell her she has a strong blood because she carries both bloods. But anyway I used to work after schools programs myself and I was a preschool teacher for many years and you’re right its not easy. I honestly don’t see myself going back to teach anytime soon, maybe once my daughter gets older.