I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter

seeing people with so much poverty

the unconditional love of her family

the family did not compare to her Olga or criticize her

distance away from her controlling US family

dance

date

leave home

wear makeup

loved being on a horse again

did not want to go back to the States

like the food, compared to food in the States

loved dancing with her cousins

risking getting caught hacking the laptop

the only person Julia confided in about Olga

the only one who supported Julia's hunt for information

willing to come to Julia's hunt for information

Olga contracted leukemia

She was hit by a semi

she committed suicide

a stray bullet caught her in the street

as little Mexican food as possible

to suppress feelings of inadequacy and despair

very little as a way of self-harm

compulsively, with no self-control

her mother's absence

the medication

friendships with Connor and Lorena

frequent visits to Dr. Cooke

they disagreed about everything

Lorena disliked Julia's parents

Lorena was common, while Julia was sophisticated

Their tastes were completely different

bull

dog

horse

donkey

applications that had not been mailed to NYU

some sexy underwear and a hotel key from the Continental

printed-out maps and directions to a hot in New York City

Olga's diaries and her laptop