{"id":1638,"date":"2026-09-16T18:28:18","date_gmt":"2026-09-16T18:28:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/technesy.com\/valderrama-foundation\/?page_id=1638"},"modified":"2026-11-06T21:06:09","modified_gmt":"2026-11-06T21:06:09","slug":"scholar-stories","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/valderramafoundation.com\/?page_id=1638","title":{"rendered":"Anika Jim\u00e9nez"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1638\" class=\"elementor elementor-1638\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84a2c2a e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-84a2c2a-7cfcd7a \" data-id=\"84a2c2a\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"84a2c2a\">\n    <div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee10549 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ee10549\" 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class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Scholar Stories<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2b6d2f elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e2b6d2f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The voices of our first cohort, in their own words.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10cfbd1 e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-c96d832 \" data-id=\"10cfbd1\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"10cfbd1\">\n    <div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-972d349 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"972d349\" 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elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4f6df01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"bigger-letter\">W<\/span>hen Anika found out she had been awarded one of the Valderrama Foundation's first <br>scholarships, her reaction was instant. \u201cI was really, really excited,\u201d she remembers, <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b86e9d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b86e9d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u201cbecause a new part of my life was going to begin.\u201d<br><br>\nShe was right \u2014 and not only on the golf course. Ask Anika what the game means to her and you get an answer wise beyond her years. \u201cGolf, for me, is a way of learning,\u201d she says. \u201cYou learn skills for how to manage yourself on the golf course and outside it. You learn a lot about yourself \u2014 that you have to keep calm \u2014 and about all the things you can improve.\u201d<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-517163b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"517163b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u201cGolf, for me, is a way of learning. You learn a lot about yourself.\u201d<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27da2fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"27da2fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Her ambitions stretch across the Atlantic. \u201cMy dreams for the future are to go to the USA with a golf scholarship, to become a professional golf player, and to play in a lot of big tournaments.\u201d Between her education at Sotogrande International School and her training at La Reserva Club, every part of that path is now open to her.\n<br><br>\nBut when Anika talks about what the scholarship has already changed, it isn't trophies she mentions first \u2014 it's school. \u201cI would like to thank the Foundation, because they changed my life in a really good way. I really needed a change of school, and now I'm so happy in this school. 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For Anika, it has already begun.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e2b3e0 e-con e-atomic-element e-div-block-base e-1e2b3e0-2711efb \" data-id=\"1e2b3e0\" data-element_type=\"e-div-block\" data-e-type=\"e-div-block\" data-interaction-id=\"1e2b3e0\">\n    <div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8715938 e-con e-atomic-element e-div-block-base e-8715938-0b0d391 \" data-id=\"8715938\" data-element_type=\"e-div-block\" data-e-type=\"e-div-block\" data-interaction-id=\"8715938\">\n    \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e30c9fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e30c9fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/valderramafoundation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/135-IMGP7840-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large 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Scholar Stories &#8220;They changed my life in a really good way&#8221; Anika Jim\u00e9nez \u2014 Valderrama Scholar https:\/\/valderramafoundation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Anika-Jimenez-Spanish-Subtitles.mp4 Watch their story When Anika found out she had been awarded one of the Valderrama Foundation&#8217;s first scholarships, her reaction was instant. \u201cI was really, really excited,\u201d she remembers, \u201cbecause a new part of my life was going to begin.\u201d She was right \u2014 and not only on the golf course. Ask Anika what the game means to her and you get an answer wise beyond her years. \u201cGolf, for me, is a way of learning,\u201d she says. \u201cYou learn skills for how to manage yourself on the golf course and outside it. You learn a lot about yourself \u2014 that you have to keep calm \u2014 and about all the things you can improve.\u201d \u201cGolf, for me, is a way of learning. You learn a lot about yourself.\u201d Her ambitions stretch across the Atlantic. \u201cMy dreams for the future are to go to the USA with a golf scholarship, to become a professional golf player, and to play in a lot of big tournaments.\u201d Between her education at Sotogrande International School and her training at La Reserva Club, every part of that path is now open to her. But when Anika talks about what the scholarship has already changed, it isn&#8217;t trophies she mentions first \u2014 it&#8217;s school. \u201cI would like to thank the Foundation, because they changed my life in a really good way. I really needed a change of school, and now I&#8217;m so happy in this school. So \u2014 thank you.\u201d Sometimes the biggest transformation a scholarship brings isn&#8217;t the one anyone planned. For Anika, it has already begun. At a glance Joined 2025 \u00b7 first cohort Dream A golf scholarship in the USA Daniel Minguet All Scholars Daniel Ram\u00edrez Stories like this are only possible with your support. 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