Ellen Ochoa, My Life

Hi my name is Ellen Ochoa you might not know me, but I was the first Hispanic women to go to space.I was a great student I got to be named valedictorian (top student) on the end of my senior year .I also loved music and I won the student soloist award on Stanford playing the flute.I was born on Los Angeles,I have Mexican parents.I have 1 sister and 3 brothers.My dad left me and my family leaving my mom with 5 children ages between 6 to 16.