Life is Full of

Unforeseeable Outcomes.

This is a story of a girl named Aurora whose mother was pregnant with her when the family migrated from Mexico to the United States and who were completely unprepared for the hardships and tragic events that they would have to endure. With limited skills and no knowledge of English, they would embark in a life-changing adventure to a foreign country that would prove disastrous in many ways for Aurora until a complete stranger helped to change it.

Rachel Vásquez-Price grew up hearing many stories of the hardships that many Mexican immigrant families endured as they journeyed to the United States during the Mexican Revolution. She attended Pasadena College and graduated in 1962 with a B.A. in education. In 1978 she received her M.A in education from the California State Polytechnic University in Pomona. She was employed by the Hacienda La Puente School District for thirty-six years as an elementary school teacher and Resource Teacher. She is currently retired and residing in West Covina, CA.