Submission Number: 79
Submission ID: 393
Submission UUID: e8dfdec4-fdb7-491d-8bbf-e04d7d955044

Created: Mon, 05/10/2021 - 10:45
Completed: Mon, 05/10/2021 - 10:45
Changed: Tue, 05/06/2025 - 07:30

Remote IP address: 73.243.126.242
Submitted by:Anonymous
Language: English

Is draft: No

Flagged: Yes
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Issai
Aquino Sotelo
He/him/his
Denver
Colorado
United States
80249
Architectural engineering.
English (5); Spanish (5).
I love traveling around the states, and would love to meet more cities in the future. I was raised in Mexico, therefore, I was an international student once. The experiences you have are always fun when interacting with people outside your comfort zone; that is one of the qualities that resemble in myself, I'm not afraid to try and talk with people with different perspectives. I'm friends with the most diverse people, and that helps me understand both their culture and way of expressing. I was selected In the Global Glimpse Program -which is a program to get out of your comfort zone and explore a new country to help them face their daily basis struggle and to teach local children English language- I was going to Ecuador during the 2020 summer; However due to Covid, We couldn't complete the journey; nevertheless, I was able to finish the orientation and have a semi-like experience through zoom. I deeply believe that having diverse people in your life boosts your understanding of the world, and helps you develop zest for life; being able to interact with people that might have different background stories, is and will always be one of the best ways to show determination.
The perfect person to live with does not exist, we all are humans, thereof, we all have flaws, but instead of hiding them, Embrace them. For me I don’t mind having a femenine, masculine, or gender neutral individual living with me because labels do not demonstrate your true self and are not the only traits in one’s personality. I love being organized, but I don’t mind those periods when we have to submit finals and projects and the room could be a whole mess because even though I love a clean and organized room, I sometimes could get a little bit messy. Music is always there to go with me. Having a roommate that loves playing music everyday would be fantastic, however, there would be times where that person would like to have some quiet space for studying or completing assignments; I don’t mind silence either. Finally, I love when a person is completely free, and by free I mean that can express, dress and be whatever they want.
I could be asking for a lot, but I’m pretty sure that we all can be able to assimilate a new environment quicker if the right people are around you.
I have always relied on books to understand something new. I am good at both theory and practice, but I have always been able to understand a concept faster than just memorizing it. I like dynamic academics, therefore, I believe The RAP program is the best way for me to understand my major while interacting with diverse people. I want to be fluent in more languages, therefore, this community will totally help me challenge myself since I’ll be competing, in a healthy way, with other people. I love taking challenges, and the RAP program will definitely grant me some real challenges to overcome them and explode my potential.
Thanks to the Global Glimpse program, I realized that there are some countries around the world that need basic resources like access to light and water. As an engineer, I would deeply focus myself to expand resources and help those communities first because I do believe that basic access to resources should be granted to every human being. It would take a long time to achieve fully, yet I want to be one of those pillars that are trying to make a difference to benefit people less fortunate than us.
This program was created for people full of curiosity, acknowledgement and tenacity, qualities that I identify with. If I do end up being part of this community, I will do my best to educate myself and educate other people about my culture. Everything would be reciprocal since I would be more than willing to share my story, and I really hope other people would be willing to share theirs with me. Stories are powerful, Let’s embrace that power.
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