Fernanda Patiño '24 Recruiting Profile

Many might say that lately my life sounds like a Greek tragedy, but if we pay attention we can find the beauty of what that means. It all started from the moment I was born, because I was only child without siblings. A tragedy for many but the best trip for me, I love my solitude but at least I have a lot of space to love the people around me. Then I started swimming, I broke my elbow, you know how brutal it is for a 9-year-old girl to see how her dreams were dying in front of her eyes. From that I learned that we must live everything we have to live, no matter how difficult it is, if we are lucky we will have time for everything, including being happy. Everything started to get worse with the pandemic. I felt so sunny and full of feelings, but at least that I started a great passion for art, I have always been a fan of art but for the first time I felt it as not something I did but as part of it. of my life. I wasn't satisfied that life gave me the moment when I couldn't do it well, I really thought I wouldn't get away from that. I stopped talking and all my strength was taken away by that illness that I never knew, it only lasted a month for my shine to fully shine, I didn't even feel like crying because by that time I didn't think I would have any strength. I spent so long wondering why this hurt me? I had to let me know I guess. Now I live every day, I LIVE every person and I appreciate every day. It's not about doing what I want, it's about feeling happy with what surrounds me and being passionate about the things I do. I guess in the end my tragedy is a beautiful Greek quantum to sleep with.