Valeria Escobar is a 12-year-old girl from Cali, Colombia. She learned to walk at 1 year old and was baptized at 2 years old. As a child, her favorite sports were swimming and skating, which she began at ages 5 and 7 respectively. She excelled at skating and won several trophies. Currently, she is in 5th grade and gets good grades. Her best friends now are Natalia, Mariana, Valentina Diaz, Sabina, and Valentina Garcia. She is scared to start 6th grade where she will not know anyone and fears being bullied.