About Me

Who Am I?

My name is Jenny Carmona, and I was born and raised in El Salvador, a tiny country in Central America known by many Hispanics as the “Tom Thump” of the Americas. I come from a family of two brothers and a sister. My mom, a minimum wage secretary, who worked for the Salvadorean government for many years had been and still is, the only parent I have ever known. She managed with tremendous effort to give my brothers and me everything we needed; clothing, food, education, and a roof to live. Regardless of the misfortune of growing up with a single parent, I must say that my childhood and my teenage years were the best years of my life. My mother used to run between three jobs and her time was minimal at home. Despite this, she managed to raise us by teaching us the virtue of respect and gratitude. As life was getting complicated for my mom to support us, not only financially, but also by living in a country that was bursting in a civil war, she desperately looked for solutions to keep us safe. That solution came when a friend told her how to migrate to Canada, and so we did. Canada became my new country about 26 years ago. I embraced everything that I could to make it my own. The language, the culture, the traditions, all were brand new to me. I feel very fortunate for the opportunity that my mom and this fantastic country gave me. Now, that I have children of my own, I understand that it was the best decision that my mom made. After all, we as parents would do anything for our children to keep them safe and provide them with a better and promising future.

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