One of our STEM parents shared about his upbringing and becoming an engineer. His daughter translated for him while he spoke about growing up in Guatemala, the struggles of a divided country, and how the beliefs and teachings of his parents led him to be accepting and open to everyone. These lessons also gave him an appetite to learn about everything and how they work.
He studied at the University of San Carlos, and to graduate, you are required to implement a public project in which he designed and paved a rural byway, helping people get to their homes all year round, even in the rainy season. He is a civil engineer who has spent most of his career supervising power towers and electrical substation expansion projects all over Guatemala and bringing power to rural areas.
He broke up the conversation into three parts, and each student wrote down a question they wanted to ask during each break. Some of the questions were about his childhood interests and what sports he played. Other questions were about his projects and where he traveled for work.
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