Word: galindo
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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JOAN CRISTOBAL IS PROUD OF HER skating and proud of her rink. She practices where the U.S. national champ, Rudy Galindo, trains. More than that, Galindo has taken an interest in her. He even devised the two-minute program, complete with a double Salchow, that she will use in juvenile competition. "It's great," says Joan, who is 10. "He makes up all this stuff and gives good advice." His counsel? "Push, push, push...
This year Galindo, 26, is staging his own ultimate push. He was the surprise winner at the nationals, held in January in his hometown of San Jose, California. For him and his sister Laura, who is his coach, confidant and No. 1 fan, it was sweet vindication. Next week he wants to build on that victory by winning the world title in Edmonton, Alberta...
...more troublesome," said Alfonso J. Galindo, a Mexican national who has been studying in the U.S. for five years, and is now pursuing a Master of Law (LLM) at Harvard Law School...
...expectations of getting a good job and a good wage when I get back have been high for the past four years," Galindo said. "Now, suddenly, I don't know if I can afford to go back to Mexico, because I am in debt [for student loans] in dollars...
...That does not mean I don't feel like I am Mexican; I am committed to going back. But my standard of living would be lower if I went back to the present job market, rather than staying a student," Galindo added...