Young Man Graduates after Taking Classes in a Tree During the Pandemic

During the pandemic of COVID-19 Millions of students were affected by the closure of schools and the majority began to take classes online, which generated problems for students who live in areas with little connectivity, one of them was Daniela Saray Sarmiento Pérez, who recently graduated.

Daniela Saray studied the first semesters of the Natural Sciences and Environmental Education degree at the University of Córdoba, in Colombia, living peacefully with relatives in the municipality of Montería, but when the confinement began in 2020, she had to return to her parents. rural area of ​​Puerto Escondido, in the Costanera area of ​​Córdoba.

There the internet signal was very bad, so he had to climb the four meters high of a ñipi tree to be able to have a good reception, take class and do his homework. For this reason, his father, Ever Petro Corre, conditioned the place for him with some boards and a tarpaulin, in addition to building a ladder for him to climb safely.

His story became a trend and thanks to this the program ‘For You, For Me, Solidarity Hands’, from the University of Córdoba gave him a laptop and gave him a mobile data package.

Thanks to that support and her effort, Daniela Saray graduated this 2023. It was last April 19 when wrote on his Facebook account: “I give infinite thanks to Jehovah for allowing this day to come, and above all that he never abandoned me. My heart is full of joy and also mixed feelings because I have achieved one of the most desired goals”.

Then she spoke about the health emergency: “the time of the pandemic was a time when I wanted to give up, but thanks to the support of my family, acquaintances, teachers and the University of Córdoba, I was able to overcome the obstacles and thinking that each one of The things that I went through with my family were not in vain, and although I have not reached the final goal, without a doubt this is a giant step. Dreams do come true!”.

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The news has generated several reactions such as Elianis Gomez Fuent’z, “I know his family and I know how hard it was, but they did not give up, so I am proud that they have achieved it, because I also went through it and I know how satisfying it is Let the children make it.”

Other comments he received were: “Dani, you are an example to follow, you did not give up despite the difficulties that came your way”, “that these are one of the many goals that are coming and that together with your family you can achieve them”, “once again it has been shown that if you fight and be constant, you can achieve what you want”, “you are an example for many”, “you know that it is the beginning of many achievements”, “he has given us a great lesson that the what perseverance achieves. He deserves recognition like many others, but his story is on another level ”.

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