Meet Daniel Tapia

Part 6. We have such a great community of young latin@ professionals and we couldn't be more proud.

Interview

Q1: Where are you from?

A small town in the Bootheel of Missouri, Kennett.

Q2: Where is your family from? If they are from outside the state, what brought them here?

Father is From Texas and my mother is from Reynosa, Tamaulipas.

Q3: Are you an observer or a talker?

Observer first and talker second. I like to analyze situations before speaking.

Q4: What was your favorite childhood television program?

Super Campeones and Dragon Ball Z

Q5: Are you a morning or night person?

Just depends on what I have to do the next day but I like to be up late at night.

Q6: Are you a collector of anything?

I wouldn’t say a collector (yet) but you can never have enough shoes.

Q7: What is your favorite food?

Anything my mother makes.

Q8: What do you do for fun?

I like to play basketball or doing any kind of physical activity.

Q9: List 3 of your best personality traits:

Charismatic, Competitive, Humble

Q10: Write in 3-5 sentences a short narrative of a time where you learned something valuable that you’ve applied in your college years.

My sister is the oldest of 4 siblings.I watched her overcome multiple boundaries and achieve many great things like obtaining a Master’s degree in Speech Language Pathology. Even though she had many tough obstacles that stood in her way, she did not let them stop her from the success she was striving for. She has been my inspiration throughout my college years.