Why I Abandoned the American Dream and Followed My Puerto Rican Dream Instead
I came back home to show my native homeland the love it deserves
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9 min readFeb 19, 2020
When I told people I was returning home to Puerto Rico, some thought I was making a big mistake. From friends to family, they had a hard time understanding why I would reject a life of apparent opportunity in the U.S. for life…