Hi, my name is Yuri Lopez.

When thinking about how to put who I am in a few sentences, I first think of “who” I come from, where I come from, and how that lead me to writing this. I am from Mexican immigrant parents that taught me humility, pride, hard work, and the pursuit of fulfillment and joy. They raised me in Southern California, where I lived life from birth through college, then moved to Dallas, TX to continue my career in education and solidified my passion for societal change. Now, I work remotely for a national education non-profit, which allows me the capacity to travel the world and pursue my first love—writing—in my spare time, and that brings me here, in this moment, on this little page—with you.