User:Elizabeth

From The Peopling of New York City

Biography

Elizabeth Vilchis was born on March 3 1988 in a small town in Puebla, Mexico called Coatepec. She lived in this small developing town until she was seven when her family immigrated to America. In America her family arrived and settled in New York. Today, Elizabeth still lives in the same neighborhood she moved into twelve years ago.

Elizabeth is now nineteen and currently attending college. She is part of the CUNY Honors College at the City College of New York. At City she is persuing a career as a civil engineer from City College's established engineering program. She hopes to specialize in the environment branch of civil engineering.

A good education is not all Elizabeth's about however, she is a very open minded person who is interested in taking part in new experiences. She is willing to learn from all kinds of experiences and use what she learned to become a better individual. More importantly she also has a strong interest in community service. Throughout high school and now college she has volunteered in many volunteer activities and will continue to help her community however possible.