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By Alan Palomera<\/em><\/p>\n

OUR VOICE COUNTS<\/b><\/p>\n

My name is Alan Palomera, and I am a 14-year-old student who moved from Mexico to the United States when I was four years old. I live in the Valley with my family, which includes three siblings. We chose to come to this Valley because of its bountiful landscapes and the many unique places it offers. I was able to discover all of this thanks to the Idaho BaseCamp.<\/p>\n

I first learned about this program in fifth grade during a camping trip organized by BaseCamp. I didn\u2019t have much information about the program until eighth grade when a counselor introduced me to a new initiative called the Outdoor Hispanic Leaders\u2019 Program. Initially, I was excited about the program, but after attending for the first time, I was amazed by all the places it showed me and the new friends I made while I was there. The program encouraged me to be more social; before joining, I was a quiet kid with few friends, but afterward, I became much more outgoing.<\/p>\n

Currently, I am in eighth grade and performing exceptionally well in school, maintaining a 4.0 GPA as an honor student. My journey in mastering English has been impressive; I am now bilingual and fluent in both English and Spanish.<\/p>\n

I developed a strong interest in math after my fifth-grade teacher encouraged me to enroll in an accelerated math program. This year, I have been placed in a double-accelerated math pathway for high school, demonstrating my continued advancement in the subject. Additionally, I have a passion for science and consistently earn top grades. I plan to take two science courses when I enter high school.<\/p>\n

Finally, I want to study architecture and electrical engineering as a second career. First of all, I want to study architecture because I have always been amazed at how someone can come up with an idea to build different structures and then turn that design into reality. My interest has continued to grow, especially after learning more about the subject during career exploration.<\/p>\n

Recently, my interest increased even more after finding out that my math teacher is an architect. I started asking him about architecture and learned more about what they do. I also find electrical engineering fascinating; I believe it would be a great addition to my career as an architect. For this reason, I want to attend the University of Utah because is a college that my parents recommended me.<\/p>\n

NUESTRA VOZ CUENTA<\/b><\/p>\n

Me llamo Alan Palomera y soy un estudiante de 14 a\u00f1os que se mud\u00f3 de M\u00e9xico a Estados Unidos cuando ten\u00eda cuatro. Vivo en el Valle con mi familia, compuesta por tres hermanos. Elegimos venir a este Valle por sus exuberantes paisajes y los muchos lugares \u00fanicos que ofrece. Pude descubrir todo esto gracias a Idaho BaseCamp.<\/p>\n

Conoc\u00ed este programa en quinto grado durante un viaje de campamento organizado por BaseCamp. No ten\u00eda mucha informaci\u00f3n sobre el programa hasta octavo grado, cuando un consejero me present\u00f3 una nueva iniciativa llamada Programa de L\u00edderes Hispanos al Aire Libre. Al principio, estaba entusiasmado con el programa, pero despu\u00e9s de asistir por primera vez, me sorprendieron todos los lugares que me mostr\u00f3 y los nuevos amigos que hice all\u00ed. El programa me anim\u00f3 a ser m\u00e1s sociable; antes de unirme, era un ni\u00f1o tranquilo con pocos amigos, pero despu\u00e9s me volv\u00ed mucho m\u00e1s extrovertido. Actualmente, estoy en octavo grado y tengo un rendimiento escolar excepcional, manteniendo un promedio de 4.0 como estudiante de honor. Mi camino hacia el dominio del ingl\u00e9s ha sido impresionante; ahora soy biling\u00fce y hablo ingl\u00e9s y espa\u00f1ol con fluidez.<\/p>\n

Desarroll\u00e9 un gran inter\u00e9s por las matem\u00e1ticas despu\u00e9s de que mi maestra de quinto grado me animara a inscribirme en un programa acelerado de matem\u00e1ticas. Este a\u00f1o, me han asignado a un programa de matem\u00e1ticas doblemente acelerado para la preparatoria, lo que demuestra mi continuo progreso en la materia. Adem\u00e1s, me apasionan las ciencias y siempre obtengo las mejores calificaciones. Planeo tomar dos cursos de ciencias cuando ingrese a la preparatoria.<\/p>\n

Finalmente, quiero estudiar arquitectura e ingenier\u00eda el\u00e9ctrica como segunda carrera. En primer lugar, quiero estudiar arquitectura porque siempre me ha sorprendido c\u00f3mo alguien puede idear una estructura diferente y luego convertir ese dise\u00f1o en realidad. Mi inter\u00e9s ha seguido creciendo, especialmente despu\u00e9s de aprender m\u00e1s sobre el tema durante la exploraci\u00f3n de carreras.<\/p>\n

Recientemente, mi inter\u00e9s aument\u00f3 a\u00fan m\u00e1s al descubrir que mi profesor de matem\u00e1ticas es arquitecto. Empec\u00e9 a preguntarle sobre arquitectura y aprend\u00ed m\u00e1s sobre su trabajo. Tambi\u00e9n me fascina la ingenier\u00eda el\u00e9ctrica; creo que ser\u00eda una gran incorporaci\u00f3n a mi carrera como arquitecto. Por eso, quiero asistir a la Universidad de Utah, porque es una universidad que me recomendaron mis padres.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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