zuri's parents are from cuba and they moved over to the us and became citizens when she was 6 years old so she's basically very acclimated to being an american though her parents are not. she's an extrovert and isn't shy about making friends, she went to the university of texas and got a degree in psychology but focused her field down to sex therapy so now she counsels people's sex lives including single people. sometimes that sort of problem solving and therapizing sneaks over into her personal relationships so it's not always the best thing for them. but outside of that, zuri is the outgoing friend who will make difficult phone calls (need to get cable cancelled, etc!), fight off an aggressive dude or go out for shots after a break up. she's generally a very supportive person and i think it makes sense she'd have a lot of long time friends due to her loyalty determination to keep up with people.