There is nothing better to begin with than my birthplace: Mexico City, the apocalyptic and most populated and polluted city of the World. You might say it's a miracle I survived that harsh environment, but in a way I believe those circumstances led me towards the career I now trudge forward to complete, Biology.

I was born on September 24th, 1979, to the best parents in the Universe, Jose Luis Velazco and Cherie White, I owe everything to them.

While growing up I had my share of dreams of what I wanted to be when I grew up. All the average desires to be a fireman or even an astronaut passed with time. Then, with a couple of camping trips with a great family friend, Charlie Hooper; and meeting an awesome guy and also a family friend and botanist, Jim Conrad; I began to like nature and the great outdoors.

 

 

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We moved around in Mexico City, lived in Atlanta Georgia for a year and a half and ended up in Toluca, the capital of the State of Mexico. Lived in Toluca for the rest of my teenage life, finished high school and finally thought about a major I would like to get a degree in: Biology.

I did some college studies at the Tech of Monterrey, a private technological college where they did not have any biology related careers, so ended up taking something easy like communications. I'm glad that was not my final option, I had planned to study in the States and was just hoping to get ahead in a few credits.

While still in high school and beginning college in Mexico I took up the greatest sport ever: ROCK CLIMBING! I had never in my life encountered something so fun, fulfiling and exciting, I was hooked.

Once I relocated my studies to Tennessee Tech, I chose Environmental Biology as my major because it had an alluring name and sounded like something that I would like to do for the rest of my life. Unfortunately, I found out thru a few classes, like Organic Chemistry and Calculus, that it was not quite what I expected. After some tough decisions and hard, sleepless nights trying to figure out what to do, I chose a major quite similar to Environmental Biology, but with much less math. Conservation Biology seemed to be oriented a bit more to my original goals anyway, like more outdoor time especially camping and my all time favorite, climbing. The picture above isn't me, yet, but that is one of my goals, to climb internationally and do multiple pitch climbs, while having to camp out on the porta-ledges.

I have been fortunate to continue climbing throughout my college life, mostly on the weekends, at a nearby natural wall. Gaining six years of climbing experience and leadership while setting up the pitches, or organizing camping trips, have helped me find a sense of responsibility and maturity, while insuring the safety of the group.

As I continue with my life; get near the end of my undergraduate studies, hopefully by December 2002; and learn more about this World and myself; I hope to keep climbing away, going to strange new places and meeting new people.

November 04, 2001.

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