Me Me Me

My Autobiography

By Diva Y. Saavedra

Hello, my name is Diva Saavedra. I am 31 years old. I moved to the United States from Colombia almost fifteen years ago. I went to Passaic High school for three years but my senior year I went back to Colombia and graduated there in 1996. Then I moved back to United States and lived with my mother, sister and brother in Elizabeth, New Jersey. I was trying to go to College but my mother was divorced and the mother of two kids and I needed to help her. I was working for more than 8 years at Money Transfer Company. My employer decided to relocate to Florida. So I moved to Florida with my whole family. Last year I decided to start a new career in Massage Therapy. I was working and studying full time as well as being a single mother. I graduated with a 3.97 GPA! I was very proud of myself. It wasn’t easy but I did it.

Life to me means family, which is the reason I moved to Texas last year. I am the proud mother of one child who has been the center of my universe since the first day he was born. My son is from my first marriage. I also have a 13 years old stepdaughter who is very sweet. I am the wife of a wonderful American man named Richie who is 42 years old, he has been and engineer for many years at the same company. We have one dog вЂ" Daisy, she is my companion during my days at home. My favorite hobby is watching TV. My husband and I met online in December of 2006. We started flying back and forth for one year and finally we decided that I should to move to Texas. So after I finished school I moved to Texas and we were married on February 2nd of this year.

The changes that happened to me from one state to another were huge, I told my husband that I want to go back to school again and have my BA in Health Science and he is supporting me. This is my first time taking

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