Never let go of the child in you – For she/he is the one who is curious, motivated and determined to succeed no matter how many times you fail

Ever since elementary, I have been questioned if I wanted to pursue a career in medicine or engineering. But the choice of having both seemed literally impossible in a place where I was growing up. My mom’s career as a clinical professor introduced me to human anatomy and my curiosity towards the subject motivated me to observe her clinical drawings which she practiced before all her lectures. This encounter instilled a fascination about the human body that led me to question the functionalities of cardiovascular, nervous and musculoskeletal systems.

Meanwhile, I received my first bike with coaster brakes. Unlike conventional bikes with handheld brakes, the ability to pedal backward to apply brakes sparked an interest towards mechanical engineering. From that day forward, I started noticing similarities between the two fields and I realized my passion to understand their correlation.  In an attempt to break those choice barriers, I decided to move abroad to create my own identity as a robotic engineer.