My name is Yulissa
by Yulissa, written at LEI with Jovenes en Accion, Cleveland Council on World Affairs
My mother says that she listened to my name in a novel and liked her name because when people call me “Yuli” it’s like I were a close friend. My name is blue. It’s really easy and fast to pronunciate. Many people remember my name. The dictionary says that it means girl with soft hair, but I don’t think so. For me, my name means “sugar.” And for everybody, I want my name to mean “friend.”
tYulissa Cavolina Mireles Heinandez
Bachillerato Tecnico No. 8
Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico