Jasmine is of Persian origin, meaning ”gift from God." My parents were going to name me Leslie or Margarita but my dad didn't like the name Leslie and my mom didn't like the name Margarita so they were looking through the baby name book in the hospital and found the name Jasmine. In a way, I feel like it does but then doesn't fit me.  That doesn't make much sense but I kinda would prefer my name to be Jay because it's short and simple and I also haven't heard a lot of people have that name. But my name isn't bad it's cute just way too common.  Fun fact Jasmine is also the name of a Disney princess so my mom says that's another reason she named me that but I think she just wanted me to feel special.

A food that relates to my family history has to be tamales I know basic but in every big holiday like Thanksgiving and Christmas, my family always makes tamales. Even when it's just cold we make tamales. My favorites are the green and cheese ones. I help my mom make them even tho they're very time-consuming but they´re so worth it when they're done. I could eat like 5 green and 5 cheese. As basic as they are they will always have my heart.

I think the food that reflects who I am has to be pozole because my grandma always used to make it and after that, I just fell in love with it. I like both but red has to be my favorite it's like a comfort food to me because when I eat it, it makes me feel at home. My mom's favorite food is also red pozole which makes me happy because we both enjoy eating it together.

My hero has to be my dad because he inspires me to become the best version of myself no matter what anyone else thinks. I look up to him a lot because he was a very hard-working and caring person and I hope one day I can be that too. I think I see him as my hero because no matter what I was going through he was there for me and when times got tuff he would tell me dont let one bad day ruin the many good days coming. He was a great man so therefore he will always be my #1 hero. 

I tend to travel to Mexicali every year on January 26 and on Mother's Day because that's where my grandma is buried. We like to go visit her and also visit all the family we have over there since they can't come to visit us. Mexicali is like a second home to me because ever since I was little I was over there. I have this cousin that lives over there and I would stay with her for weeks just because I liked being over there. The food is also 10x better. 

I don't really know what baggy clothes have to do with my culture.