Hello everyone, my name is Elizabeth Vega. I am currently a second-year graduate student in the Clinical Mental Health Counseling program as well as a counselor intern at the Wellness Center at Franciscan University of Steubenville. One year ago, I took a leap of faith when deciding to leave my home, family, friends, faith community, and job in California to come live in Steubenville, Ohio—a place completely foreign to me—in response to God’s invitation to come to Franciscan where I would experience the spiritual and academic formation necessary for my professional vocation. Some of my future aspirations include using my counseling degree, training, and my native language, Spanish, to work with low-income and Spanish-speaking communities in the San Francisco Bay Area to increase the limited mental health services available to these specific populations. Please pray for all counselors-in-training as we continue our graduate studies and training to better serve our clients!