I know my beliefs, and I do not share much of my religion because I do not want to feel pressured to change my beliefs. I never want anyone to not get the chance to know me just because I am Catholic or even any other religion. My ethnicity is another part of my personality that people do not see. I grew up with a white mother and a black father, but was always the “white girl” to my black friends and a “black girl” or “Cape Verdean Girl” to my white friends. My ethnicity influences the way people perceive me, depending on what nationality you think I