{"id":37031,"date":"2025-06-12T14:04:18","date_gmt":"2025-06-12T18:04:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/first.global\/?p=37031"},"modified":"2025-06-26T16:21:00","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T20:21:00","slug":"first-global-alumni-now-volunteer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/first.global\/es\/stories\/first-global-alumni-now-volunteer\/","title":{"rendered":"FIRST Global transform\u00f3 mi vida; ahora soy voluntaria"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><em>Former students from Brazil, Albania, and the United States of America share how FIRST Global impacted their lives \u2014 and why they return each year to give back as volunteers.<\/em><\/h3>\n<div class=\"separator  transparent center  \" style=\"height: 1px;\"><\/div>\n<h3>A Life-Changing Moment<\/h3>\n<div class=\"separator  transparent center  \" style=\"height: 1px;\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_37041\" style=\"width: 382px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37041\" data-attachment-id=\"37041\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/first.global\/es\/stories\/first-global-alumni-now-volunteer\/attachment\/luiz-brazil-2017-img_9890\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/first.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Luiz-Brazil-2017-IMG_9890.jpg?fit=971%2C800&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"971,800\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 60D&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1500257947&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;147&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.01&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Luiz Brazil 2017 IMG_9890\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/first.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Luiz-Brazil-2017-IMG_9890.jpg?fit=300%2C247&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/first.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Luiz-Brazil-2017-IMG_9890.jpg?fit=971%2C800&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-37041\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/first.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Luiz-Brazil-2017-IMG_9890.jpg?resize=372%2C306&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"372\" height=\"306\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/first.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Luiz-Brazil-2017-IMG_9890.jpg?resize=300%2C247&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/first.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Luiz-Brazil-2017-IMG_9890.jpg?resize=768%2C633&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/first.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Luiz-Brazil-2017-IMG_9890.jpg?resize=15%2C12&amp;ssl=1 15w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/first.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Luiz-Brazil-2017-IMG_9890.jpg?resize=700%2C577&amp;ssl=1 700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/first.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Luiz-Brazil-2017-IMG_9890.jpg?w=971&amp;ssl=1 971w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 372px) 100vw, 372px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-37041\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Luiz competing alongside his teammates at the 2017 FIRST Global Challenge in Washington, D.C.<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p>For Luiz Costa, the course of his life changed in 2017 inside a crowded arena pulsing with the energy of students from nearly 160 nations. Back then, he was a teenager representing Brazil at the <em>FIRST<\/em> Global Challenge \u2014 an international high school robotics competition designed to unite young minds as collaborators solving challenges that transcend borders.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=' with_quote_icon' style=''><i class='fa fa-quote-right' style='color: #3498db;'><\/i><h5 class='blockquote-text' style='color: #3498db; line-height: undefinedpx;'>\u201c<em>FIRST<\/em> Global pretty much shaped my whole future,\u201d Luiz says, still getting goosebumps as he recalls it.<\/h5><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"separator  transparent center  \" style=\"height: 1px;\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cAt that moment, I understood I was not a random student. I was part of Team Brazil. I was representing my country. I had this sense of ownership towards the problems my country was facing. <em>FIRST<\/em> Global helped me understand that I can be part of the solution to those problems.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Today, Luiz has a mechanical engineering degree and is a product manager at IBM.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m pretty sure none of this would have happened without that <em>FIRST<\/em> Global experience that really made me choose this path for my life,\u201d he says. \u201cWhat you&#8217;re getting with robotics is a set of skills, and you can apply this set of skills into anything.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Around the world, thousands of students who pass through the <em>FIRST<\/em> Global program emerge with far more than improved skill sets. What begins as an educational opportunity quickly evolves into a redefinition of their identities, futures, and places in the world. .<\/p>\n<h3>Discovering Passion and Purpose<\/h3>\n<div class=\"separator  transparent center  \" style=\"height: 1px;\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_37037\" style=\"width: 381px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37037\" data-attachment-id=\"37037\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/first.global\/es\/stories\/first-global-alumni-now-volunteer\/attachment\/dea-albania-2019-2s4a6171\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/first.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Dea-Albania-2019-2S4A6171.jpg?fit=800%2C739&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"800,739\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Carlos Corona&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 5D Mark IV&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1572151233&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;All Images belong to\\nCarlos M Corona Jr\\nDJ Master Ninja&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;182&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;640&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Dea Albania 2019 2S4A6171\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/first.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Dea-Albania-2019-2S4A6171.jpg?fit=300%2C277&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/first.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Dea-Albania-2019-2S4A6171.jpg?fit=800%2C739&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-37037\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/first.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Dea-Albania-2019-2S4A6171.jpg?resize=371%2C341&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"371\" height=\"341\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/first.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Dea-Albania-2019-2S4A6171.jpg?resize=300%2C277&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/first.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Dea-Albania-2019-2S4A6171.jpg?resize=768%2C709&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/first.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Dea-Albania-2019-2S4A6171.jpg?resize=13%2C12&amp;ssl=1 13w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 371px) 100vw, 371px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-37037\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Dea collecting an award with her team at the 2019 FIRST Global Challenge in Dubai, UAE.<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p>When Dea Rrozhani joined <em>FIRST<\/em> Global Team Albania at just 14 years old, she too arrived without a clear plan for her future. STEM was not even on her radar. But surrounded by students from every part of the world, she discovered not only a passion for engineering, but also a sense of belonging.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere&#8217;s nothing that matches the atmosphere that <em>FIRST<\/em> Global creates,\u201d she says. Just bringing together 190 countries in one arena\u2014you cannot replicate that. I didn&#8217;t really think that I wanted to pursue a career in STEM, but after I took part in <em>FIRST<\/em> Global for so many years, I grew very deeply passionate about robotics, problem solving, and all types of engineering.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The impact of Dea\u2019s experience inspired her to return as a volunteer to help guide the next cohorts of students and provide the same amazing experience and opportunities she had.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=' with_quote_icon' style=''><i class='fa fa-quote-right' style='color: #3498db;'><\/i><h5 class='blockquote-text' style='color: #3498db; line-height: undefinedpx;'>\u201cI love <em>FIRST<\/em> Global way too much,\u201d Dea says with a laugh. \u201cI had to give back to this competition that gave me so much and shaped my life in such a wonderful way.\u201d<\/h5><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"separator  transparent center  \" style=\"height: 1px;\"><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;[To] see all these teams of high school students who were just as excited as I was when I was a student \u2014 nervous about the matches, making new friends\u2026 People just don&#8217;t understand it until they come out here and see the impact that <em>FIRST<\/em> Global creates.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Fostering a Lifelong Community<\/h3>\n<div class=\"separator  transparent center  \" style=\"height: 1px;\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_37039\" style=\"width: 462px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37039\" data-attachment-id=\"37039\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/first.global\/es\/stories\/first-global-alumni-now-volunteer\/attachment\/luiz-and-marissa-volunteering-firstglobal-singapore-d5-4518\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/first.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Luiz-and-Marissa-volunteering-firstglobal-singapore-d5-4518.jpg?fit=800%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"800,720\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS R6&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1697005839&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;75&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;2000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0028571428571429&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Luiz and Marissa volunteering firstglobal-singapore-d5-4518\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/first.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Luiz-and-Marissa-volunteering-firstglobal-singapore-d5-4518.jpg?fit=300%2C270&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/first.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Luiz-and-Marissa-volunteering-firstglobal-singapore-d5-4518.jpg?fit=800%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-37039\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/first.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Luiz-and-Marissa-volunteering-firstglobal-singapore-d5-4518.jpg?resize=452%2C408&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"452\" height=\"408\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/first.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Luiz-and-Marissa-volunteering-firstglobal-singapore-d5-4518.jpg?resize=300%2C270&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/first.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Luiz-and-Marissa-volunteering-firstglobal-singapore-d5-4518.jpg?resize=768%2C691&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/first.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Luiz-and-Marissa-volunteering-firstglobal-singapore-d5-4518.jpg?resize=13%2C12&amp;ssl=1 13w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/first.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Luiz-and-Marissa-volunteering-firstglobal-singapore-d5-4518.jpg?resize=700%2C630&amp;ssl=1 700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/first.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Luiz-and-Marissa-volunteering-firstglobal-singapore-d5-4518.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 452px) 100vw, 452px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-37039\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Luiz and Marissa volunteering as referees at the 2023 FIRST Global Challenge in Singapore.<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p>Marissa Schiereck\u2019s robotics journey began at the age of seven when she joined a team through <em>FIRST<\/em>, the U.S.-based sister program to <em>FIRST<\/em> Global. As a high school student, Marissa says she was shy. It was robotics, and the volunteers who mentored her, that helped her become more confident in how to speak, how to lead, and how to advocate for STEM.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI could barely talk, like I was a nervous wreck,\u201d she says. \u201cBut through <em>FIRST<\/em>, they teach you how to be comfortable explaining to people why they should care about STEM. The communication skills I learned \u2014 I use them every day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When she discovered <em>FIRST<\/em> Global in 2019, it opened a new door for her entirely. She knew she had to volunteer to pass on the same guidance and encouragement she once received to kids around the globe.<\/p>\n<p>She recalls one moment during an event that really cemented the impact for her.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis team came to the field and they just had four wheels they could drive. That was it. And then they came to the next field and they had a little arm that could push a ball. I said, \u2018You improved your robot \u2014 that was amazing!\u2019 You do high fives or fist bumps, and they just kept improving throughout the competition. At the end, they didn\u2019t win. But afterward they found me and said, \u2018Marissa, you made our experience worth it.\u2019 I was hooked for life after that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For Luiz, Dea, Marissa, and so many others like them, volunteering means being part of a lifelong community that keeps pulling them back year after year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI&#8217;ve seen it do so much good, actually helping communities, inspiring them to create STEM programs in their countries, and giving students the best chance to get the resources they need to do well in life,\u201d says Marissa. \u201cI love this program. I\u2019m going to come back every time that they\u2019ll let me.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"container_inner\"><div class=\"call_to_action normal\" style=\"background-color: #3498db;\"><div class=\"two_columns_75_25 clearfix\"><div class=\"text_wrapper column1\"><div class=\"call_to_action_text \" style=\"\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff\"><em>Feeling inspired? You can help nurture more of these opportunities for youth around the globe by making a contribution to support the work we do.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"button_wrapper column2\"><a itemprop=\"url\" href=\"\/donate\" class=\"qbutton white \" target=\"_self\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\" data-hover-color=#000000>DONATE<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Antiguos alumnos de Brasil, Albania y los Estados Unidos de Am\u00e9rica comparten c\u00f3mo FIRST Global impact\u00f3 sus vidas - y por qu\u00e9 regresan cada a\u00f1o para retribuir como voluntarios. 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