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academics 1:23 Peru: Bonus Content - an interview with Martin Vargas Alvines

By:

Andrea Brunais

9 Jan 2019 132

In this bonus content, first-generation college student Martin Vargas Alvines reflects on the study program that began in the United States and ended in his home country.

[00:00:00] >> Well my name is Martin Anthony Vargas Alvines. I'm in my 4th year in economics at the University of Piura. My father and mother didn't finish secondary and just one of my uncles has technical studies -- no more. In some periods of my life the money was a problem. [00:00:25] I won a scholarship to study my high school. I didn't expect to go to the United States. You can see a lot of movies but staying and working in the US is a really beautiful experience. The classes at Virginia was really nice experience and Professor Sheryl and Alec was nice professors -- very very good professors and I can understand everything. [00:00:59] I learn a lot about my country about the poverty in my country because I didn't know that exist these kinds of places and I know that I have to do things to help to my my people.