Although so much of the language and subject matter was new to Lupe, one part of the college experience was not. That was the key skill of reading, a skill Lupe possessed. As she struggled with English, she found the reading speed, comprehension, and vocabulary that she had developed in Spanish carrying over into her new language. “Reading,” she said, “reading was the vehicle. Although I didn’t know it at the time, when I was a girl learning to love to read, I was laying the foundation for academic success.”