Hey my name is Alejandro and I am studying General Engineering here at Illinois. I was born in Venezuela, but I have lived most of my life in Boulder, Colorado. I love to play sports more specifically soccer, which I played in high school. I also love to go skiing in the Rockies, something I was sad to leave when I moved to the flat prairie that is Illinois, but I still get my ski days in during breaks. It is a big difference coming from out-of-state considering that a lot of the kids who go to the U of I are from the Chicago area, but there are so many different kids that its practically impossible to not get along with anyone.

So far I really have enjoyed my time at Illinois. I have gotten to meet a lot of new people and done a lot of cool things. I went out sailing with the sailing club a few times, went on a ski trip with the ski club, learned the sport of handball, went to some good parties and I still got decent grades.

College is a big transition, but this first year has been great and I just wonder what the next three years have in store for me.