What is your hometown?
Puebla, Mexico
What is your major(s)/minor(s)?
Global Studies and Sociology with a minor in Women and Gender Studies
At this point in your life, what is important/meaningful to you?
What is important for me is to enjoy everyday, put effort and love in everything I do and try to make people feel better about themselves. Give love and do not expect anything in return.
What most intrigues and excites you about the Aotearoa/New Zealand study abroad?
Getting to know another culture besides my own and understanding traditions and values of the Maori population.
What is the most meaningful idea you’ve discovered or learned about Aotearoa/New Zealand so far?
The importance of relationships between the Maori people and the British crown.
For me, the Aotearoa/New Zealand abroad is an opportunity to … grow as a global citizen and get out of my comfort zone by being open to meeting another culture on the other side of the world. Furthermore, I would like to connect with nature and people I find there. Getting to visit and live in another country is an opportunity to expand my knowledge and have a deeper understanding of New Zealand’s culture.