As Alejandra sits in the doorway of her dimly lit home in Mexico she focuses on two things, the conversation that her older family members are having in the tortilla that she is eating with great care and consideration. She is listening to them contemplate what will be the next step of her life, being the person designated to make the trip to America. For her this was a gift. It was something that she feared but recognized that if her family believed in her enough to make her the chosen 1 then with pride, she would accept the challenge. As she prepared for her trip she shares how she grew up in Mexico and the relationship, the very close relationship she has with her family. What we soon realize is that when people come to America seeking citizenship or asylum, that mini are not coming with negative intentions but rather with the hopes of a better life. Alejandra and her family want nothing more than to be able to come to America and work and live and thrive. This is a coming of age story that allows a young woman to step into the shoes that would not normally be hers so that she can make life better for herself and all of the people that she loves who are depending on her period it is definitely a heavyweight for her to carry but in her backpack she finds the space to hold all of it including her love and her desperation for a better life as she heads towards America.