How has SF transformed your life? SF enabled me to get to where I am in life today. It helped me not be afraid to reach out to professors who are there to help. It made college accessible and attainable…
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Saint of SF | Tyler Giambalvo
“Santa Fe College has transformed my life in numerous ways. As a first-year student, I initially started out on an Associate of Arts, Sports Management degree track. The campus was closed, and I had to adjust to distance learning through…
Saint of Santa Fe | Elisabeth Eder
January 25, 2021 – “I decided to start a petition on campus last year to bring LGBTQ resources to the campus. I went around and asked students, ‘Hey, would you like to sign this petition to bring resources to the…
Saint of Santa Fe | Alejandro Cabrera
“I graduated high school in 2007 and while I liked school, I HATED math, so college wasn’t something I was looking into at all. I started my journey at Santa Fe College in 2011 and enrolled in remedial math (MAT0022…
Saints of Santa Fe College – Colby Ross
I was born and raised in Ocala and before going into the service. I didn’t take academics seriously at all. I was a knucklehead, didn’t get the best of grades and was getting into trouble. Then, obviously, the military changed…
Saints of Santa Fe College – Jaime Truzman
I heard some friends in Venezuela talking about SF and I was really interested. As a U.S. citizen, diversity is very important to me. It’s what I love and what I’m passionate to talk about. We’re all humans. I know…
Saints of Santa Fe College – Kat Serino
I moved here my junior year of high school because my father passed away and my mom was absent around the same time. I just didn’t have anywhere to go. So I moved here with my boyfriend because he had…
Saints of Santa Fe College – Admir Besovic
Coming here rejuvenated me. I’ve grown a lot as a player, and outside of the court, too. Santa Fe College has helped, especially the coaching staff and how they’ve pushed me. Going into my sophomore year I had a much…
Saints of Santa Fe College – Julie Fournier
I’ve always wanted to be a basketball coach, so I took a look at what I was passionate about, and that’s basketball and psychology. The blog is kind of what the world needs right now. Psychology is an underdeveloped part…
Saints of Santa Fe College – Amha Tesfaye
One day I want to write policy papers, to write policy that actually makes a difference. I’m originally from Ethiopia—from the capital, Addis Ababa—so I was already interested in international development. But then I studied abroad in China. Seeing the…
Saints of Santa Fe College – Jenny Guardado
We had a business in Miami for 10 years, but it went into bankruptcy. I decided to go back to school to get my degree and get a better job. If I could not own my own business, I had…
Saints of Santa Fe College – Reji Woods
My drama teacher in high school told me I wasn’t talented enough to have a career in theater, to be an actor. ‘Don’t waste your time doing that.’ That’s what she told me. And I kind of believed her, so…
Saints of Santa Fe College – Natasha Prior
I grew up in an orphanage in Ukraine. I’ve seen a lot of different stories and different lives that kids have had. Most of the time, kids were taken away from their parents due to neglect or abuse. I want…
Saints of Santa Fe College – Antoneik Evans
I lost my cousin, her baby and her fiancé on December 12, 2017. They were murdered inside their home. My cousin always told me, ‘You’re going to do great things in life. You just have to stay focused.’ Because of…
Saints of Santa Fe College – Andre R. Frattino
After I graduated from Santa Fe, I immediately went to SCAD – The University for Creative Careers where I got my undergraduate degree in sequential art, which is the fancy name for ‘comic books.’ At first, I thought I wanted to work…
Saints of Santa Fe College – Prince Ulame Erase
I came to Gainesville with nothing. I didn’t have a penny. I’m from Nigeria and came here to attend a conference. While I was coming, I lost my credit card that I was to use for hotels, food, all of…
Saints of Santa Fe College – Jorge Ibáñez
My brother always told me, forget about being good. Just paint. When you drop your inhibitions and fears, and you just go for it, you have nothing to lose. Things start coming together. I wouldn’t be here if that wasn’t…
Saints of Santa Fe College – Jose Torres-Soldevila, Angelo Torres-Soldevila
Jose: The Smash Brothers was something we always called ourselves. With obstacles or barriers in life, it’s our reminder to just smash through it. In Camden, NJ—that’s known for violence, crime, homicides—we saw our family struggling to make ends meet.…
Saints of Santa Fe College – Reese Domond
When I was born, it was determined I had cardiomyopathy and was going to need a new heart. The doctor said, ‘He’s dying. We’re losing him.’ My mom had a choice: They could send me somewhere else for treatment, let…
Saints of Santa Fe College – Joudi Ayroud
Before Santa Fe College, my life was hard. It wasn’t an easy journey for me. I left Syria before the war started, but it will forever have a piece of my heart. The majority of my family is all over…