I didn't have any friends at first. I didn't know any of the students who rode the bus with me, and in most of my classes I was the only Hispanic. I was shy and embarrassed. I felt very intimidated by all these very verbal and confident individuals. I also felt vibrations of hate and resentment from these people, although I wasn't sure why. I had no one to talk to or turn to for help who I thought would be abel to understand. I had no Hispanic role models.