Introduction

Mariuxi Espinoza, now Maria Sandler lives in Needham, MA, with her husband Bruce, daughter Kristie, and their dog Panda. She has lived in the Boston area for 19 years. Mariuxi spent the majority of her life growing up in Guayaquil, Ecuador and moved to the Boston Area in 2002. Through adapting and dealing with both cultural and language barriers, she gained the strength and courage to build a life for herself in America.