Why Did I Grow Up Here?

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My legal name is Ashlynn Josefina Goodwin Peralta. I am a proud Catholic although I am very intrigued about other religious as well. I was born in Claremore, Oklahoma on the other hand, when I was a toddler I grew up in a small village in Satipo, Peru. It is located in the Amazon Jungle and in the distance, you are able to see the beautiful Andes Mountains. Why did I grow up here? Well the answer to that would be my mother. Actually, my mother and her family are the reason why I am a Catholic and taught me the ways of this religion.
She was born and raised in Satipo. When my mother married my father, she was still very new to the United States. She was away from her friends and family, was not accustomed to the American life, and did not know English very well. She was not working at the time I was born and since we did not live …show more content…

The mortality rate of babies one year or less is high and since they are very superstitious they believe getting the baby baptized will increased their chances since they were presented to God. That was my first step into Catholicism.
I learned much while I was in Peru. I learned Spanish and Quechua, went to mass every Sunday and learned more about God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit, and much more. Although when I turned 5 my father thought it would be best for me to come back since the education is better in the states than in Peru. I came back to the states along with my grandparents and started preschool. Once I got settled in school my grandparents and mother thought it would be time to find a church around town.
There is one Catholic church in town at the time call Saint Cecilia. We loved it there. The father was a very well respected and loved man by many people. He knew Spanish which won my grandparents over. Over the years the father of the church became one of the few people I very much respected and admired. Although he retired a few years

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