Coming as an International Student Was Faster

Welcome to episode 38 of The American Dream in The Eyes of Immigrants Podcast. I am your host, Heidy De La Cruz, and I am on a mission to change the narrative of immigration one immigrant story at a time! Today’s guest is Daniela Diaz; she is a social media manager. Dani helps small business owners with their presence on social media by creating content and helping them manage their accounts. We met at a networking event, and once she told me she was from Venezuela, I asked her if she would be interested in sharing her story. Dani shares how she came to the United States as an international student. Her grandparents were born in the United States, so they were already US citizens; however, the process for them to sponsor her and get her residency was ten years. The faster way for her to come was as an international student. Dani is very raw and honest about her struggles during her first two years living here. And she shares details of things she did to get by. Please listen to this story with an empathic and compassionate heart. Lastly, we end the episode by talking about how she got into being a social media manager. Her aunt owns a jewelry business, and Dani helped her business achieve an online presence. As a result of that, she started to promote this service for herself, and it became her business! Thank you for being here! With Love, Heidy P.S. The app I reference in the episode where you can share passwords with your team is called LastPass. Connect with Dani: ⁠Instagram⁠: @danicreativemedia - Website: https://portfoliodanicreativem.my.canva.site/orlando-marketing Here are a few ways you can support this podcast. 1. Share this episode with a friend. 2. Subscribe on Spotify or YouTube. 3. Write a review. 4. Sign up for the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. 5. Donate money. If you’d like to advertise your business or sponsor an episode, please email me at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected].⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow me on Instagram Do you or someone you know want to share their immigration story? Please message me on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Want to start your own podcast? – I want to be your coach! I can help you with a successful podcast launch in just 6 weeks. More information here. Also, as a gift for signing up for the podcast newsletter, I'll send you a checklist to get your podcast started and the list of equipment and tools I use! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.