Maria Fernanda
Iâve always been curious and eager to grow. I taught myself English, started learning French, and balanced public school with daily dance and cooking classes. Each one has taught me something differentâdiscipline, time management, creativityâbut most of all, theyâve helped me understand the value of hard work.
With some classmates, I helped start Santos de la Juventud, a student group that encouraged young people to reflect, speak up, and take action to make the world more empathetic. Thatâs where I discovered how much I love inspiring others and using my voice to lead change.
Iâve been accepted to AnĂĄhuac University in Mexico City to study Strategic Marketing, and I was awarded an 80% scholarship.
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October 2025
Hello!! October was a very different month, as I am feeling more adapted to this new stage. I still feel very excited still but things do not seem as new as before and I am liking that.
In this month so many things happened that I felt it passed very fast. At the beginning of October we started the midterm evaluations. I was nervous because it is the first time I have these evaluations, exams and projects, so I did not know what I was going to find. Fortunately I did well although I struggled a lot with accounting. There was a project in the Marketing Workshop class that I liked a lot, where we had to do surveys, interviews with different generations and a focus group, and according to the answers we obtained, we had to make a general analysis to create a new board game that meets the needs of the group we are directing to.
I also had the opportunity to attend conferences like taxes, transforming ideas into real changes, and the marketing behind Bioparque.
Finally, what excited me the most!!! A trip to MichoacĂĄn was organized to know more about the experiences of different CEOs and the work behind their success, we went to a ranch in Contepec, where they gave us talks about personal finances, the importance of social-emotional intelligence, critical thinking, the financial accounting lead from Google came, the Senior Director LATAM shared services in Pepsico, the director of controlling in Televisa and some others; it was very interesting to listen to these people with such a long trajectory, and being able to talk personally with them made me think about things in which I would like to develop a little more. Also, this trip helped me to meet many more people from my university, I am very happy to have been able to do this trip, because I was very close to not going, but thanks to the help of Monarca I was able to pay this trip and live this incredible experience, even though I am getting used to this new life, many new things still happen that wake up my curiosity and the enthusiasm I have inside, thank you very much for reading my blog, see you next month!!!
September 2025
September was a very good month, one that helped me get used to everything new. I still feel the excitement as if it were the first few days. I got to know my classmates and teachers better, and Iâve been adapting more to the classes.
I found out that thereâs a student society in charge of organizing activities, managing budgets, coordinating projects, and other responsibilities. I decided to go through the process to join, which included interviews and tests. A few days later, they announced the results, and I was thrilled to learn that I was chosen as the âCoordinator of Academic Development.â My role is to keep track of how students are doing academically, reach out to them if theyâre struggling, and connect them with the program coordinator. Iâll also meet biweekly with the coordinator to understand how the program works, follow up on my tasks for approval, organize academic events with other coordinators, and monitor academic support programs. I donât do everything alone â I have help from the secretaries in my area, and sometimes we work together with the other coordinators.
In mid-September, the president of my program asked me to help with some presentations. I was surprised since Iâm only a first-semester student and there are others with more experience, but I accepted without hesitation. I ended up participating in three conferences as the master of ceremonies, welcoming the guest speakers.
During the last week of September, my mom came to Mexico City!! I was so happy to see her â I really missed her. The reason for her visit was that we had an appointment at the Spanish consulate to apply for Spanish citizenship. Fortunately, everything went well, and all our documents were accepted. Now we just have to wait about a year to receive dual citizenship.
Iâm very happy with how my first semester has started and grateful for all the opportunities Iâve been given. From here on, itâs all about moving forward and giving my best.
Summer 2025
This summer was full of many mixed emotions. On July 3rd, I went to La Paz for the State Science expo contest, where we won Best Project in the Medicine and Health area and also earned a spot at the National competition in Tamaulipas. On July 5th was my graduation ceremony was held, and I received an award for having the second-highest GPA of my generation. On July 7th, I started an online math course, Monday to Friday, three hours a day, and at the beginning of Augus,t I set out on my journey for this new stage of my life, arriving in Mexico City on August 3rd and saying goodbye to the people I love who stayed in Caboâthough honestly, my excitement was much greater. On August 7th, I had my first day at university, which was the welcome event for new students. They gave us all the introductory information, and I was so happy; everything felt so exciting and new. Iâve now been in classes for two weeks, and I feel like this is the best thing that has ever happened to me. Iâm very grateful for the opportunity Iâve been givenâwithout MEF I wouldnât be here today. I donât know what the future holds, but Iâm sure the best is yet to come.
June 2025
June felt like a roller coaster, where everything happened, and I thought it would be more relaxingâbut I was wrong.
First of all, I was welcomed to MEF!!! This was something really different and exciting for me. They welcomed the new ambassadors and explained how the program works. Honestly, Iâm a bit nervous, but also excited for everything thatâs coming.
At the beginning of June, I was planning and working on my summer project while still doing school projects. I was worried that my summer project wouldnât go as expected, but luckily, everything turned out well.
In the middle of June, I had my last day of high school. I said goodbye to my classmates and teachers.
Even though school had finished academically, I still had to go with my teammates to finish our "Expociensas" project for the state-level competition, which will take place on July 2. This project wasnât organized by the school, but we wanted to enter the contest.
The hardest part was my dance academy graduation. They organize a festival where we perform, and those of us who are graduating get a small spotlight. I worked so hard this last month to make everything perfect, and when it was over, I couldnât hold back my tears. It was my last time dancing on stage with my friends, and with that, a stage of my life came to an end.