![Erika Hernandez](http://magazine.lafayette.edu/fall2013/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2013/11/erica1.jpg)
Erika with her friends, Tiara Williams ’17 (left) and Samantha Buczek ’17, at Noche de Cultura, a celebration of the many cultures of Latin America with live performances, games, and food sponsored by the Hispanic Society of Lafayette.
“Lafayette felt like home,” says Erika Hernandez. “Everyone was so welcoming and helpful.” Like Taaha Mohamedali ’11, assistant director of admissions, who visited Hernandez’s high school in Arlington, Texas, and helped arrange a campus visit for her. From that moment, she knew that Lafayette was the right path for her.