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The use of the term "The Real World" is thrown around like if it were candy.

My memory goes as far back as my 8^th grade graduation when people were asking me if I was ready to enter the last chapter of my life before going into the “real world”—high school.

What exactly is this “real world” you talk about?

The cap and gown hanging in my closet during my senior year told me graduation would open the door to a new world with many…

You can say superstitions fill the empty holes in my life. It's just fun to have a reason behind random habits I maintain.

Maybe all of this started when I was a little girl and my mother would say, "don't do that, because then this will happen." And mamá is never wrong! 

In addition to the occasional "limpia de huevo" (egg-cleansing) and touching things I've stared at to avoid "ojo", my dedication to superstitions continues to grow as a young adult in college.…

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I successfully survived the horror years of teenage hormones about about seven years ago. It was always my goal throughout my teens to be Ms. Mature and I always tried to be the better person or stay away from situations that I knew would bring trouble. I find myself today as a 21-year-old college lady that stands alone on a campus full of diversity, a sea of people who have lived and learned from past experiences."That's just the way things are," is often the feedback I receive when I…