Ashti A. Motilall, age 25, was born and raised in Minnesota. Her immediate family originates from Guyana, South America, and her ancestors from India. She spent a majority of her life in the south suburbs, and attended the Carlson L. Curtis School of Management (Twin Cities) for her undergraduate and graduate education. Afterwards, she began working as an accountant at a large corporation headquartered within the state. She remains there amidst moving off campus to be back home with her parents and grandmother. Her story outlines these experiences, and associated growing pains, as told from the standpoint of a first generation Indo-Guyanese living in America.