America, this is one of those moments.

I never thought that I would ever be so moved by a politician but I was tonight. I actually had tears in my eyes and got goose bumps. I am a Hillary fan and I still think that she is the right woman for the job. However, Barack Obama is the nominee and I support him 100%. His speech gave me hope -- hope that this country will once again be the envy of all nations. The good kind of envy.

I moved to the US 19 years ago. My parents moved here because they wanted my sister and I to have the opportunity to succeed. Not to say that we weren't doing ok in Mexico. In those years, we would have been considered among the upper of the middle class. My sister and I both went to a private Catholic school and as far as I can remember, we had a pretty great life growing up there. However, the economy wasn't that great at the time and the crime was too scary to even think about. My parents made the decision to leave everything they knew and come to the land of opportunity. All of my family lived in Mexico City and we are a tight knit family so making this decision was not an easy one for my parents. We moved to a place where we didn't know the language, customs or anyone at all. I can remember that I was the only Hispanic kid in my fifth grade class. There wasn't an ESL (english as a second language) class or anyone who spoke Spanish to help me. My sister and I struggled a lot our first year. We used to have to first translate what the homework was, then do it and then translate it back to English. Both my parents worked - my dad was a waiter and my mom a housekeeper. We would stay up really late trying to finish the work assigned and it was a very difficult year for us all. We were all home sick and lonely. All we had was each other and if I if hadn't been for that, we would not have made it.

I often wonder how my life would have been if we stayed in Mexico. Would my parents still be together? Would I be married with kids? Would my sister and I have even gone to college? I will never know but I think if I had the choice, I would have chosen the same path all over again. I have dealt with discrimination and intimidation by being a Mexican woman but all that has done is made me a stronger person who is open minded.

Listening to Barack Obama gave me a sense of pride. It made me want to spread the word of this man who believes in change and wants to leave his mark on the world. He wants the US to be the country that my parents admired back in 1989. I want to be envied once again for being able to live in such a great country.

Here are some parts of his speech that gave me chills:

It is that promise that has always set this country apart, that through hard work and sacrifice, each of us can pursue our individual dreams but still come together as one American family, to ensure that the next generation can pursue their dreams as well.

This moment, this election is our chance to keep, in the 21st century, the American promise alive.

The fundamentals we use to measure economic strength are whether we are living up to that fundamental promise that has made this country great, a promise that is the only reason I am standing here tonight.

It's a promise that says each of us has the freedom to make of our own lives what we will, but that we also have the obligation to treat each other with dignity and respect.

That's the promise of America, the idea that we are responsible for ourselves, but that we also rise or fall as one nation; the fundamental belief that I am my brother's keeper; I am my sister's keeper.

Individual responsibility and mutual responsibility — that's the essence of America's promise.

"We cannot walk alone," the preacher cried. "And as we walk, we must make the pledge that we shall always march ahead. We cannot turn back."

Thank you for making me believe once again how great this country can and will be.