ALTMAN SCHOLARS ’24
Joshua “Josh” Belew
Austin, Texas
Intended Liberal Arts and Business Majors: Political Economy and Finance Target Languages: Spanish and Portuguese Email: jbelew@tulane.edu Academic Achievements: IB Diploma Candidate; AP Scholar with Honor; Trustees Award (Top 10% of high school); National Spanish Honor Society; National Honor Society; Mu Alpha Theta; UIL Scholar Award. Extra-curricular Activities: I have been a member of my school’s soccer team all four years of high school. To earn money, I walk and sit dogs in my neighborhood, and sell water before and after UT football games outside of the stadium. Community Service: Since my freshman year I’ve been a member of YMSL, a volunteer organization that emphasizes strong mother-son relationships and volunteering in your local community. As part of my school’s Spanish Honor Society, I volunteer with Posada Esperanza, a non-profit that focuses on providing housing for immigrant families as well as helping parents find a stable job so they have an easier transition to the United States. The local chapter owns four houses. Families live in these houses for a short time so I help clean them out and prepare them for new families. Along with this, I entertain the kids to give their parents time to themselves. International Experience: I traveled to Valladolid, Spain on a two week Spanish Exchange trip with my school and stayed with a host family. As part of Amigos de las Americas, I went to Costa Rica where I lived with a host family in Mocha Mora for three weeks. There I got to fully experience Costa Rican culture, helping my host mom cook, playing soccer with all of the kids after school and even getting to go to mass during one of Costa Rica’s biggest religious holidays “Día de la Virgen de los Ángeles.” After that, I stayed with Costa Rican Youth for one week in Marino Ballena National Park. Lastly, I have been to China twice where my aunt, uncle, and cousins live.
“Relaxed, thoughtful, curious”
Personal Interests/Hobbies: I enjoy weightlifting, playing soccer and basketball, traveling to experience different cultures, listening to music, learning about current political issues and investing and I’ve had my own brokerage account since I was sixteen. Three Words to Describe Himself: Relaxed, thoughtful, curious. Fun Fact from Josh: My love for traveling and learning about other cultures stemmed from doing a foreign exchange trip to Valladolid, Spain.
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