Student Ambassador
Carlos Enrique Matos Vasquez, 23, is originally from Caracas, Venezuela. Carlos resides in Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota and is a Minnetonka High School graduate, Class of 2012.
A sophomore at Inver Hills majoring in EMS, Carlos works for Student Life in the Cultural Center and serves as a Spanish tutor. He has AHA CPR certification, EMT certification and NREMT certification.
In his free time, Carlos enjoys light reading, cooking, videogames, watching movies and TV, exercising and playing soccer, talking and hanging out with friends.
After working and saving money as a paramedic or an emergency medical technician EMT) in an E.R, he would like to transfer to a four-year school and earn his bachelor’s degree on his way to becoming a physician assistant or going to medical school.
Three words that describe you as a college student: OPTIMISTIC. DETERMINED. HONEST.
Why did you become a student ambassador?
"I was always looking for a position within Student Life since it seemed like a fun job, and one of the best ways to get involved at Inver."
12 Answers
- Favorite sport or physical activity: Soccer
- Place you would most like to visit: Excelsior Bay, Minnesota
- The most exciting thing you've ever done: Go for an exchange program and become a foreign exchange student
- Your personal motto if you had to have one: "Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened."
- Favorite all-time TV show: Tough one, it’s between House M.D and Scrubs.
- Favorite all-time movie: The Dark Knight
- One thing you most want to accomplish in life: Become a doctor and work in Doctors without Borders.
- Most precious material possession: An old 30GB Black iPod video with my nickname on the back; it has been with me for at least 10 years and still works!
- Dream occupation: : Physician.
- Person you would most like to meet: If it could be anyone alive or dead, Nelson Mandela, but if it was someone who is alive, the pope.
- Skill you would most like to learn and master: Could be cooking, or medical-related skills in order to save lives.
- Most important issue or problem facing humankind: Alienation between people when we are more connected than ever, also lack of empathy for those in need.