I was invited to speak for a government agency in my city for Hispanic Heritage Month but I got Covid. This was the time where Covid was a sensitive issue. Before I got severely sick, I was able to do my speech virtually where everyone was in the room looking at the screen. In this message I talk about "esperanza" which means "hope" in Spanish. I mention my journey from Santo Domingo, D.R to the United States. I talk about struggles and how they have made me who I am today. This is a message of encouragement.