Name: Celi Chapa

Age: 33

City of residence: Victoria

Current title: Co-owner of The Relief Clinic

First job: I was a teaching assistant in New Jersey.

What it taught me: I learned a lot of patience and understanding for the children I worked with. I also realized that, when you give children the proper attention, it not only teaches you about them, but about yourself.

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