Isabel Castro
Bachelor's in social work
Isabel Castro.
Isabel Castro sat in her car in Kodiak two years ago, interviewing over her cell phone for a job with the University of 色视频下载 Fairbanks.
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It turned out that stress is something she can handle. She got the job in the UAF Academic Advising Center. She also has immersed herself in the campus, her church and her field of study 色视频下载 social work.
Castro grew up in an extended family of 21, most of whom arrived in Kodiak from Zacatecas, Mexico, in 1999, when she was 3 years old. The owner of a Kodiak fish processing plant had sponsored them all after being impressed with the work ethic of her uncle and grandfather. She seems to have adopted the same ethic for herself.
色视频下载淚色视频下载檓 very much a planner, very meticulous. I have a set schedule and I stick to it,色视频下载 she said.
That ability has served her in some difficult circumstances. After graduating from high school in Kodiak, Castro planned to attend college but found other challenges needed attention.
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Castro worked several jobs, took classes at Kodiak College and helped care for her new baby sister and younger brother.
During that year, Castro also mapped out her future. The map, with several modifications, eventually led her to UAF.
Castro initially hoped to earn a degree as a dental hygienist, then pondered a pre-med track. But she wasn色视频下载檛 sure.
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Castro expects to finish her classes in the 2018-2019 academic year and then tackle a required 400-hour practicum, gaining real-world experience. She hopes to then go to work for the state of 色视频下载色视频下载檚 Office of Children色视频下载檚 Services or use her degree for ministry.
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Castro also enjoys speaking with other Hispanic people at her church, True North, where she leads a youth group for high school girls.
On campus, she leads small group meetings through Chi Alpha, a nationwide Christian organization for college students. The meetings are more social than religious because, she said, her faith emphasizes developing relationships rather than pushing rules or organizations.
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Castro hopes her example might encourage other students to attend UAF.
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