Hello there class,

My name is Melissa and I am from Nicaragua. I was born and raised in Latin america, and have traveled to several latinamerican countries, finding a peculiar similarity between then which you are not able to find anywhere else. I moved to the Netherlands for my last 2 years of high-school, and that was when I realized how much of did I identify with the latin american culture and people, having my closest friends being from these region I felt I belong with them and shared so much. Although I grew up there I know there is so much more to explore, specially the why is this culture so singular, and this is the reason why I joined the course of Latin american studies, also hoping to major in International Economics with a minor in Latin american studies.

I love to go running and to do spinning. I would say my biggest passion is to travel, because that is how I feel that I have learned so much about the world and the different perspectives in each culture.