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My name is Andrea Santamaria, I am 18 years old and I was born in the city of Walnut Creek, CA on September 9th 2002. My origins come from Nicaragua (Dad) and El Salvador (Mom). I have lived in the same city my entire life but my family and I do make trips to visit  our motherland countries.

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I am highly motivated by my parents. They both were immigrants when they arrived in the U.S., shortly after, they got their citizenship and started a family. Both my parents started off by living in a one bedroom apartment with an entire family in that one room and worked their way up to starting their careers, starting a family, then moving into the suburbs for a better life to provide for the 5 person family that they created. I hope to continue to make them proud and I recognize their sacrifices when accomplishing my goals.

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I highly fear failure. Due to the fact that there is so much uncertainty in the world, I try to have complete control of the things I am able to. I am afraid of not being able to control the pathway for my own life and end up feeling like I wasted my time. There is too much unknown about what happens after this one conscious life that I know of, so I fear not being successful as this is my one known shot.

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I have been very vocal about the need for meditation since a young age. I started this practice when I was in middle school and I wanted to calm down before a race or a game. Over the years I have found other ways that I can use meditation for different benefits, and ultimately, I have discovered that it has made me a better person. It's also one of the main resources that I use for self-confidence, which I know is a common struggle that many face.

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My one main goal is to build my own home! I want to be a part of the architectural design of my forever home.