Susana Sanchez

Susana is an international student from Costa Rica. She was pursuing medicine in Cuba before migrating to the United States five years ago. She began her studies in the U.S. by learning English, after a year, she enrolled in a community college in New Jersey and earned an Associate’s Degree in Liberal Arts. She is currently majoring in immigration studies at Hampshire College. She is passionate about immigrant rights, women rights and loves to spend quality time with her family.

My Transnational Contraception Story

My experience with health care in my native country led me to take health insurance for granted and consider health care as a human right. What a shocking experience to come to the U.S. as a penniless international student!