Maya Traditions Foundation partners with individual donors to support students–the children of our artisans–attend university. Due to the high cost of inscription and monthly fees of university, many indigenous families are unable to send their children on to university. We are working to increase our impact and the amount of university scholarships we are able to offer. Here, student Ruben Andrés Ambrosio Tzoc, son of artisan Catarina,  shares with us a bit on his life and studies. 

Hello!

My name is Ruben Andrés Ambrosio Tzoc and I’m excited to share with you how my first year in university has been going. In the past months, I have learned a lot and enjoyed a range of activities. Among all of the activities, I have begun to frame my academic life and studies around children and youth with disabilities. I’m taking a class and participating in extra opportunities to support children who are considered disabled–either deaf, blind, paralyzed, with Down syndrome, among others.

Since I began collaborating in these activities, I have felt very good and have seen the impact and results within each one of these students. I have learned that these children are no different from you or me–we all can do anything we put our mind to, and to never let any obstacle stand in the way. I enjoy working with these children and youth–who are often unrightly rejected by society.

The only thing left to say is thank you for the life and health that God has given me. We recently finished the semester and I feel very confident with all of my courses. I feel so  lucky to be in university. I love to share with new people and make new friends. But overall, the sensation of being called ‘Professor’ hasn’t changed, and continues to feel amazing.