Alondra receives a food hamper for her family from Project Amigo.
During the pandemic, Project Amigo has been aiding the students and their families with food hampers and some cash to enable the families to keep their children in the program. If you want to donate to this project click here.
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February 2021 Letter from Alondra
Dear sponsors Nisku - Leduc Rotary Club
I greet you with great pleasure, hoping that you are very well and thanking you with all my heart for the scholarship you are giving me to continue my studies.
Classes began on February 15, thanks to the new study plan they added some very important and indispensable subjects; such as cardiopulmonary resuscitation, oncology, geriatrics and palliative care. We will see the basic and necessary that a general practitioner should know. Regarding the pre-internship practices, these are being carried out online; Today I finished the surgery module and I really liked it, the doctors are very kind and they point out the essentials, what we should know.
As it is my last semester as a medical student, before becoming an Undergraduate Intern, I want to enjoy it as much as I can and prepare for the next stage of my career. Before I felt a lot of fear and nervousness, but then I remembered that precisely this stage that I am so afraid of was the one I most wanted in high school, I had no acquaintances who will study medicine at that time, but I liked to watch videos of students on the Internet. of medicine, and how this stage is one of the most beautiful, that there is a lot of work, but everything is worth it. I realized that it is something that I should enjoy and not postpone my happiness until when I leave the race.
In my family everyone is very well. We have all been in very good health. My brothers continue to do their classes and homework, that really makes me very happy, even if I don't have as much time to help them as I would like, I like to be on the lookout and ask how they are doing.
At Proyecto Amigo a few weeks ago we were given food and money. We are very grateful to all of my family for all the support that Proyecto Amigo has given us, I thank each one of the people who make the donations with all my heart. Your support for us scholarship recipients means a lot, in these times that are very difficult for all of us.
Well I say goodbye to you sending my best wishes, accompanied by a big hug and a cordial greeting; thanking you once again for the great support you have given me. THANKS A LOT!
Sincerely, ALONDRA MARLEN DE JESÚS ASCENCIO
January 2021
Dear sponsors Nisku & Leduc Rotary Club
I greet you with great pleasure, hoping that you are very well and thanking you with all my heart for the scholarship you are giving me to continue my studies.
This month has had a bit of everything, the first 6 days were still vacations, then we returned to two weeks of classes and exams. Fortunately, this semester went very well for me, I tried to make the most of my time in order to have good results. I applied the study skills that worked for me last semester and I feel like I'm getting more ready for boarding school. Although I am very scared to know that I will soon enter boarding school, I am quite excited, it is something that I had always expected, since before entering the race; I know that there I will learn many things that will serve me as a future general practitioner.
The following semester will continue with the online modality. The eighth semester is the pre-internship, it is assumed that every day in the morning were hospital practices, but due to the pandemic these will not be carried out in person. However, a way is being sought for these to be carried out online.
In my family everyone is very well. For me, health is the most important thing, and the fact that my whole family is well gives me a lot of peace of mind. We avoid going out, and if we do we are always protected. All my siblings have done very well in their classes, they have managed to organize themselves to complete their homework and deliver it on time, that also makes me very happy. The only bad thing we had to go through is that these last two weeks they were changing the water and drainage pipes, so we did not have water for a long time, it was very difficult for us, but fortunately our relatives live very close, and they allowed us to use these services in their homes.
At Proyecto Amigo a few weeks ago we were given food and money. We are very grateful to all of my family for all the support that Proyecto Amigo has given us, I thank each one of the people who make the donations with all my heart. Your support for us scholarship recipients means a lot, in these times that are very difficult for everyone.
Well I say goodbye to you sending my best wishes, accompanied by a big hug and a cordial greeting; thanking you once again for the great support you have given me. THANK YOU VERY MUCH!
ATTENTION: ALONDRA MARLEN DE JESÚS ASCENCIO
December, 2020
Dear sponsors Nisku & Leduc Rotary Club
I greet you with great pleasure, hoping that you are very well and thanking you with all my heart for the scholarship you are giving me to continue my studies.
This month started very stressful for me, a lot of homework, studying for each of the classes and exams. In the evaluations I have done very well, I still need to take some exams to finish the semester, I know that I will do well and I will put all my effort to be able to fulfill it. I sincerely looked forward to the holidays, although it will only be two weeks I will enjoy them to the fullest, the semester already had me very tired. Now I am resting as much as I can, I take the opportunity to do some fun and de-stressing things for myself.
Now I live more with my family, I really like talking with my mother and watching movies with my brothers. I plan to rest this week and the following vacation week to catch up on a few things from school. Fortunately my family is in very good health. And the weather around here is still excellent.
Knowing that I will enter the eighth semester makes me very happy, time passes so quickly. I still remember those study nights when I was in the first semester and I didn't understand anything. Now I see a lot of progress in me, I still have countless things to learn, but what I have makes me feel proud. All of this is thanks to you and your unconditional support. That they believe in me is a very great motivation. I will continue to do my best to make them proud of me.
Well I say goodbye to you sending my best wishes, accompanied by a big hug and a cordial greeting; thanking you once again for the great support you have given me. THANKS A LOT! MERRY CHRISTMAS!
ATTENTION: ALONDRA MARLEN DE JESÚS ASCENCIO
November, 2020
Dear sponsors Nisku & Leduc Rotary Club
I greet you with great pleasure, hoping that you are very well and thanking you with all my heart for the scholarship you are giving me to continue my studies.
This month, like the previous ones, I have had several evaluations and it has gone very well. I have had a lot of homework but I have already organized myself well to have enough time to complete them. What excites me the most is that soon we will have vacations, I need that time to rest a little from school, and to be able to do some activities that I miss doing. I am also a bit nervous because there is less and less time to enter the boarding school, now I will be in a hospital for many hours and I will learn a lot before entering social service.
I'm also excited because it will soon be one of the best times of the year, to be able to spend as a family. Unfortunately my routine does not allow me to spend time with them and sometimes I miss talking with my mother a lot, but I know that she understands and is always there to support me in whatever I need.
At work I have done very well, sometimes it bothers me a little that people do not want to understand that we must follow the appropriate safety rules to protect each other, always in a friendly way I let them know that it is for our good and to take care of to those around us.
My family is in very good health. The weather around here has been very good, in the mornings and nights it is a bit cold. For us that our state is very hot, this climate is the best.
At Proyecto Amigo a few weeks ago we were given food and money. We are very grateful to all of my family for all the support that Proyecto Amigo has given us, I thank each one of the people who make the donations with all my heart. Your support for us scholarship recipients means a lot, in these times that are very difficult for everyone.
Well I say goodbye to you sending my best wishes, accompanied by a big hug and a cordial greeting; thanking you once again for the great support you have given me. THANK YOU!
ATTENTION: ALONDRA MARLEN DE JESÚS ASCENCIO
Alondra, our Project Amigo Student, wearing her mask and practicing social distancing at the center in Cofradia.
October, 2020
Dear sponsors Nisku & Leduc Rotary Club
I greet you with great pleasure, hoping that you are very well and thanking you with all my heart for the scholarship you are giving me to continue my studies.
This month has been very good for me, I have had several exams and it has gone very well, only if it is very tiring to have evaluations so often. Finally, our concern about the practices could be solved, and the doctors in charge are giving us lectures in the mornings, I feel very happy about this. I know it is not the same as being in person, but it is better than having nothing. In the jobs I gave for hospital practices, I did very well, the doctor congratulated me on all the jobs, I feel super happy about that.
A few days ago it was the week of the virtual doctor, the presentations were very interesting, and I was able to learn a lot from the experts who spoke. I was very pleased to see that several of the speakers were my teachers and were an important part of my education as a student.
I have not been able to do other things than study and the only different thing I do is go to work once a week, I like it because I see my friends and I forget about school for a moment. My friends are also an important part of me, it will hurt me a lot not to see them again when I stop going. At the moment I enjoy the moment that I am living, both as a student and at work. I will attach some photos.
My family is fortunately in very good health. The weather around here has been very good, in the mornings and nights it is a bit cold and we like it a lot. Right now that we are all in school we cannot do activities together, but just seeing them and being with them is more than enough.
At Proyecto Amigo a few weeks ago we were given pantries. We are very grateful to all of my family for all the support that Proyecto Amigo has given us, I thank each one of the people who make the donations with all my heart. Your support for us scholarship recipients means a lot, in these times that are very difficult for everyone.
Well I say goodbye to you sending my best wishes, accompanied by a big hug and a cordial greeting; thanking you once again for the great support you have given me. THANK YOU!
Sincerely, ALONDRA MARLEN DE JESÚS ASCENCIO
September, 2020
Dear sponsors Nisku & Leduc Rotary Club
I greet you with great pleasure, hoping that you are very well and thanking you with all my heart for the scholarship you are giving me to continue my studies.
This September 28 was the start of virtual classes. Due to the situation we are going through, this semester we will not do hospital practices either and they will also be virtual. Every two weeks we will be changing medical specialty and the doctor in charge of that area in the hospital will give us a task. I feel that it is very good, so as not to lose this opportunity to learn about the most frequent reasons for consultation, the only thing I would like to see implemented is that the doctors could give us some videoconferences, in order to ask questions about the issues that stop us. homework, that complements our learning very well, I think we will have some reviews of clinical cases, if so I will take the opportunity to ask the things that I do not understand well.
There are barely three days of classes and I have a lot to study, I am very excited, but at the same time I would like to have a little more time and not limit it so much in each task. This semester I will continue working in the cafe for at least one day. It serves as a great distraction and I also earn a little money for my family.
My family is fortunately in very good health, it is fun to study under the same roof, sometimes we have problems due to space, but we have solved it very well. The weather around here has been very good, it's starting to get a little cold and the rain has given us a rainbow to admire.
At Proyecto Amigo a few weeks ago we were given pantries, my sisters and I participated in their preparation. We really liked being part of this process. We are very grateful to all of my family for all the support that Proyecto Amigo has given us, I thank each one of the people who make the donations with all my heart. Your support for us scholarship recipients means a lot, in these times that are very difficult for everyone.
Well I say goodbye to you by sending my best wishes, accompanied by a big hug and a cordial greeting; thanking you once again for the great support you have given me. THANK YOU VERY MUCH!
Sincerely, ALONDRA MARLEN DE JESÚS ASCENCIO
August, 2020
Dear sponsors Nisku & Leduc Rotary Club
I greet you with great pleasure, hoping that you are very well and thanking you with all my heart for the scholarship you are giving me to continue my studies.
This month has been very good, because fortunately we have all been in good health. The weather has been very good, for us our climate is hot most of the year; when it rains and it's cold, we like it a lot and we enjoy it. We still have many days of vacation, and I try to make each one productive and enjoy the activities that I propose, I want to enjoy them to the fullest and also rest properly, because when I enter school I know that this will be more difficult.
The semester that is to come will be carried out online, since the Ministry of Public Education released the statement that classes will not be returned until we are at the green light. Unfortunately Colima is still on a red light, the hospitals are completely saturated and there are more and more people infected, and all because people have not taken seriously the sanitary measures that have been given to us. Now I only hope that they become aware and that the orders given to us are to keep us safe and sound, and thus be able to resume the activities of before.
Andy and William have already entered virtual classes, they have done very well. My sisters Brenda and Cindy help them with their homework and I make them breakfast, because I'm not a very good teacher for them. I hope one of these days I will take the time to help you out and practice some teaching tricks.
At Proyecto Amigo we were given the backpack for this new return to school, I am very grateful for this great support that they give us, for us it means a lot and more in these times of pandemic, in which the economic situation in Mexico is not not good at all. I will take advantage of and take care of each of the items that were given to us, because I know that they are tools that are given to us from the heart. THANK YOU.
Well I say goodbye to you sending my best wishes, accompanied by a big hug and a cordial greeting; thanking you once again for the great support you have given me. THANK YOU!
ATTENTION: ALONDRA MARLEN DE JESÚS ASCENCIO
July 2020
Dear sponsors Nisku & Leduc Rotary Club
I greet you with great pleasure, hoping that you are very well and thanking you with all my heart for the scholarship you are giving me to continue my studies.
This month has been very quiet for me, without much stress. I have had the opportunity to chat with friends, I have done some exercise, I have seen some movies and I have taken some classes online, from some professional doctors who are famous on social networks. I help my family with the housework and some other things. Work has been a great distraction for me, although I would like to take all the sanitary measures and stay at home, I prefer to support my family, always using protection. What leaves me a little more calm is that the cafe has become more strict with the customers and everyone has to enter with mouth covers, it is only allowed to take it off at the table when eating food.
A week ago Cindy turned fifteen, and we made her a small meal to celebrate her, she was very happy. My sister Brenda Paola and I bought her some little gifts and we didn't have a very good time. It was very nice to live together and share a special moment.
I am very happy because this year I participated in the selection process for new scholarship holders at Proyecto Amigo. I really like participating because it reminds me of when I was on that side, as an applicant. It also makes me feel very proud to be part of this great family. It was a different process than in the other years, since we had to adapt to the current situation and most of the interviews were conducted online, by video call, in case there was not a good connection on the part of the applicant. He chose to conduct the home interviews, taking care of and respecting sanitary measures. I am very happy with the result of the process, because even though it was something new for us, everything went better than expected.
Well I say goodbye to you sending my best wishes, accompanied by a big hug and a cordial greeting; thanking you once again for the great support you have given me. I wish you a great new year. THANK YOU!
Sincerely, ALONDRA MARLEN DE JESÚS ASCENCIO
I had the pleasure of finally meeting in person our amazing student that we sponsor in Project Amigo here in Colima, Mexico.
Alondra is in her third year of Medicine at The University of Colima and is maintaining and exceeding the required 8.5 grade point average to stay in the program. The university is shutdown for the current emergency situation but Alondra is keeping up with her studies and program at home until classes resume. I presented her with one of our banners, a Canadian Flag Pin and received a thank you card from Project Amigo.