Nickname: Tony

Birth date: November 22, 1982

Community: Batey Libertad

Family

Parents: Mother, Nanota, works as a cook and with a women's group in the community. Father, Papito, is a health promoter and farmer.

Siblings (in age order): Tony, Juan "Tuito" (m), Yuly (f), Rafo (m), Ketna (f), Milanda (f), Willy (m), Wilena (f), Wilki (m), Naty (f)

Education

Level: University (UTESA)

Major: Law

Start date: Fall 2006

Desired profession: Lawyer

Favorite classes: History, Sociology

Current classes: Labor Law, Economic Legislation, Property Law, etc.

Greatest difficulties faced as a student: "It's the sacrifice you have to make in your personal life in order to study: get up every day at 6 AM, endure hunger, rain, or heat. One of the greatest difficulties is daily transport; sometimes we had to walk on foot from Batey Libertad to (the neighboring town of) Esperanza."

For Fun

Favorite movies: comedies, martial arts and sports films, and the Discovery Channel.

In my free time... "I like to read, play the guitar, and sometimes play soccer or basketball."

Personal hopes: "To graduate as a good professional, to work for people in need and have a wife and children."

Anything else?: "Being a student isn't easy, and even more so when one comes from below. But I always say that if ones wants it, if there is will and faith, anything is possible in this life, because God has kept an opportunity for every human being. So when that opportunity arrives, don't let it pass. Take advantage, because it will be the only one you find."