It has been quite the journey for Alberto Rodriguez. The boy who grew up on a Mexican farm in a town of 200 people is about to graduate from Rice University with a degree in civil engineering.
One of Rodriguez’s favorite things about Rice is diversity and the opportunities to do different things. He said, “Rice really makes you learn the basics of problem solving and after that you’re free to do whatever you want.” That is what encouraged him to form the first mariachi club ever at Rice.
While Rodriguez is starting a new journey in Detroit working for General Motors, the smiling student from Mexico will probably always have a spot in the lineup of Mariachi Luna Llena in Houston.
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