Meet the Class of 2023
María José “Majo” Rodríguez Velázquez
Friar Name: Friar Fräulein
Hometown: Tampico, Tamaulipas, MEXICO
Major: International Relations, minor in German
Activities & Honors:
- President – Mex@Penn
- Co-President – Penn German Society
- Founder – Pintando Sonrisas
- Executive Board – College Cognoscenti
- Co-founder – Correos con Cariño
- Associate Consultant – Penn Policy Consulting
- Advisor – CWiC/Communication Curriculum
- Cipactli Latino Honor Society
- Member – CYAP/Civic Youth Action Partnership
- Singer – FUERZA
- 2022 Daniel B. Shumway Prize Winner (Chosen by Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures)
- Published in Equilibria, Spring 2021
Hobbies: Taking long walks to explore the city, listening to music (a lot of reggaeton), hanging out with my friends, wine & cheese nights, playing volleyball
Favorite Book: Cien Años de Soledad by Gabriel García Márquez
Favorite Movies: Forrest Gump, It, Mamma Mia!
Favorite Food: My grandma’s Mexican food, Taco Bell
Favorite Quote: “Consistency is the playground of dull minds.” ~ Yuval Noah Harari
Plans After Penn: Nothing set in stone, maybe working in Germany, traveling, or Grad school…
