Reading Response Revised "Cuba 15"

I can relate to Violet or also known as Violeta in many ways, not just because we are both Hispanic girls and trying to find who we are, but because of what makes us who we truly are. Violet and I both come from Hispanic backgrounds. We both have to carry on our families' traditions but at the same time find who we truly are, trying to fit into a place that is constantly changing, wanting to make something of ourselves, a person. Sometimes we got lost in a sea of doubt and confusion, but we somehow find a raft with reassurance and answers.
We have two sides to us, the family side and the "American" side. With our family we have to be the perfect little "niñita", obedient and normal, but with our friends we get to show our true colors, our true self, be who we want to be, no rules or restrictions to hold us back. Sometimes we wish we could only be one person, instead of always changing our masks all the time, but we know our family won't approve, that they'll be disappointed in us. We just do what we can to make them happy and proud of us, so they won't worry, so they won't say "why did she turn out that way?" or "what did we do wrong?".
Even though Violet and I are about year apart, we can truly understand each other, beyond family and friends, not even sisters or that older cousin, but as Hispanic, all American girls.