My name is Eurenice, and I am from Benin, a small country in West Africa but also a French colony. I came to the United States only in 2010, and did my ESL at UIC. Being born and raised in Benin, French is my primary language. I grew up speaking french, did my entire education, from the pre-school to my bachelor degree in accounting in french. I participated in a great number of competitions in junior high school due to my high level of understanding of the language. Even though we have a differ.