Victoria Roca

Babson 21'

My name is Victoria Roca, I was born and raised in Caracas, Venezuela. At the age of 15 my family decided to come to the United States for vacation. At the time, Caracas was suffering from a political, social and economic crisis that put many members of family in danger. In fact, that summer two of my mom’s sisters were kidnapped and threatened to death. For this and other personal reasons, my parents decided to leave everything behind and give my sister and I the privilege to live in a safer place. Moving to a different country, especially out of the blue, was not an easy decision. Not being able to go back for two years straight was even harder. But after five years of watching my fellow Venezuelans face the harsh conditions from day to day, I feel more than thankful and fortunate. Still, my desire to help improve the situation in my country strengthens every day and deep down I hope to go back someday and live in the Venezuela my parents once did.