I needed to go because it showed me why my parents are the way they are. It helped me understand what parts of me I could give credit to my parents. But I didn't discover who I really am thanks to my parents. You see, part of our growth from child to mature adult involves developing self-esteem. What I mean by this is that we absorb as much as we can while we are children so that when we become adults, we can branch off and draw our own conclusions about life. In my case, I developed this self-esteem when I went to Mexico for the first time as a