{"id":873,"date":"2016-10-10T15:05:23","date_gmt":"2016-10-10T15:05:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/?p=873"},"modified":"2016-10-10T15:05:23","modified_gmt":"2016-10-10T15:05:23","slug":"montse-on-the-move","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/?p=873","title":{"rendered":"Montse on the Move"},"content":{"rendered":"

(HARLINGEN) – For Montserat \u201cMontse\u201d Esquivel, college has become a journey that not only allowed her to help other students, it\u2019s also helped her realize her dream.<\/p>\n

The 31-year-old San Benito native is well on her way to achieving her goal of becoming a veterinarian.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m really into farming and animal science, and my next step is to become a veterinarian technician,\u201d she said.\u00a0 \u201cSince I just finished my biology degree and I\u2019m currently studying agricultural technology, it\u2019s going to save me a lot of time and money when I transfer to A&M in Kingsville to pursue veterinary medicine.\u201d<\/p>\n

Esquivel says her upbrin\"Monserat<\/a>ging is one of the biggest reasons she has a strong passion for four-legged friends.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy parents are huge animal lovers and they always told us that our dogs are part of the family. If I see an injured bird in the middle of the road, I pick it up and nurture it until it\u2019s okay.\u201d<\/p>\n

The future veterinarian technician recently received the STARS scholarship, which she credits with helping her get to where she wants to be academically.<\/p>\n

\u201cI wasn\u2019t able to borrow the books from anybody, so the scholarship really helped me make a dent in the supplies that I needed for the semester.\u201d<\/p>\n

Esquivel isn\u2019t only pushing herself further academically, she\u2019s also helping other students do the same.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve been a tutor for three years.\u00a0 The majority of the time that I\u2019ve been here at TSTC,\u201d she said.\u00a0 \u201cWhen your students come and tell you that they made an A on a test, that\u2019s the best feeling.\u00a0 I was inspired by the tutors who helped me when I came back to school, and I wanted to reciprocate that feeling with other students.\u201d<\/p>\n

She said that one of the best things about attending TSTC is that there is a nonstop support system that guides students toward success.<\/p>\n

\u201cDirector of Student Success, Norma Salazar and Linda Barron, who is a tutor coordinator, have been great inspirations to me.\u00a0 They have both guided me through everything and have been very encouraging,\u201d said Esquivel.\u00a0 \u201cThe thing I like about TSTC is that people start to know your name.\u00a0 It\u2019s like a family.\u00a0 You can go down the hall and someone will tell you hi and ask how you are, and I think that\u2019s really important in an environment that can sometimes be stressful.\u201d<\/p>\n

While she\u2019s continuously busy focusing on her career path, Esquivel\u2019s biggest motivation to pursue her higher education comes from wanting to make sure that her 6-year-old daughter, Isabella, also understands the importance of going to college.<\/p>\n

\u201cI want it to come natural to her, and I don\u2019t really want college to be seen as a maybe.\u00a0 I want her to know that after high school, she will go to college, and I want her to know that whatever career path she chooses to follow, she will be fully supported,\u201d she said.\u00a0 \u201cI want her to have the same support system that I do.\u00a0 My husband, Gregorio, and the staff and faculty here at TSTC have all helped me so much, and I am very grateful.\u201d<\/p>\n

Esquivel and her family will be moving to Kingsville next fall so that she may continue her education.<\/p>\n

For more information on TSTC\u2019s Agricultural Technology Program, visit http:\/\/www.tstc.edu\/programs\/AgriculturalTechnology.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

(HARLINGEN) – For Montserat \u201cMontse\u201d Esquivel, college has become a journey that not only allowed her to help other students, it\u2019s also helped her realize her dream. The 31-year-old San Benito native is well on her way to achieving her goal of becoming a veterinarian. \u201cI\u2019m really into farming and animal science, and my next […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-873","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-harlingen"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/873","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/17"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=873"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/873\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":875,"href":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/873\/revisions\/875"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=873"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=873"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=873"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}