I grew up in a family with six brothers and three sisters. I am number eight out of the ten children. Growing up I was often called Laura, Miriam, Angela…..Esther. (Ha! Ha!) I consider my siblings to be some of the most talented, smart, amazing people in the world. But at times, as a youth, I felt the struggle to have an identity that was unique to me. It was difficult at times because I very much wanted to be like them but still stand out as myself! I think this is common in larger families. As I grew up I did find that I was a lot like my brothers and sisters. But through high school and college I found interests and talents that I had that were unique to me. I started to see who I really was.