By Stacy Glover
Judith Barroeta, Houston freshman, lives the life of a not so normal college student. Studying, sports, travel, working, and adventure are all a part of her life.
Barroeta usually travels every year to Venezuela to see the country she was baptized in and where her family is from. Barroeta is saddened to say that she has not been able to travel back to Venezuela for two years because of Venezuela's presidency situation with Hugo Chavez. For now she loves taking road trips with her dad.
Taking road trips with her dad has taught her how to feel be comfortable during long car trips. She feels so comfortable that she no longer asks "Are we there yet??" The road trips have become a great bonding experience between her and her dad. Along the way they stop to take pictures of the beautiful landscape, which helped build Barroeta's passion for photography.
Taking road trips with her dad isn't the only thing Barroeta loves to do. She also loves sports. She plays just about every intramural sport. She has played soccer ever since she was little, but fears she doesn't have the time to play for the SFA soccer team. She is constantly at the HPE doing some sort of athletic activity.
"I'm one of those people that has to work out every day or I feel bad about it," said Barroeta. If she isn't playing a sport then she can be found studying. Barroeta is taking 16 hours this semester and realizes it is going to be a lot harder than the previous semester. She still manages to make time to hang out with her friends.
She works at the YMCA back home in Houston where she has been working for two years with the children that attend there. She also coaches and referees soccer and volleyball for 8-12 year olds. However, her school schedule keeps her pretty busy and makes it hard for her to be able to go back at least once a month in order to stay on the pay roll.
"It feels good when I go back after being gone a month and some of the regulars remember me," said Barroeta. She has five siblings, which definitely gives her enough experience to know how to play with kids and keep them entertained. She has two stepbrothers, one half-brother, and two half-sisters.
Barroeta has been on her school yearbook staff since she was in 7th grade. She was section editor from sophomore and junior years and was editor-in-chief her senior year. Now that she is in college and is yearbook-free she misses being involved in a school publication. She applied for the SFA Pine Log staff and hopes to become a part of it.
Currently she is taking pictures with her dad's film camera hoping that she will become a full staff member by submitting her work as a freelancer until the Pine Log makes her the newest member of their staff.
Barroeta is a very multicultural person. She can speak Spanish fluently and also understand Italian. She is not the average college student. She has proven that she is a family oriented and caring person who strives to achieve whatever greatness comes her way. Barroeta's long black hair and brown eyes might make her a Venezuelan beauty, but her individuality makes her who she is today. She might have the appearance of a Venezuelan, but she is also a true Venezuelan at heart.
For her next trip she hopes to go to Washington D.C. to see her boyfriend off before he leaves for Iraq. She hopes to not only to have a wonderful time with him, and see the many glorious sights that Washington D.C. has to offer for the many tourists who visit it each year.
