Balam as a team is an excellent example of perseverance to the point where it could be considered lack of common sense. Not only has the team overcome really hard obstacles to keep on going but we have shown great results with a lot of odds against us as well as errors which are natural but eventually become strength. Balam has taken more than 700 hours of my time since I have joined and I would double it gladly.

Let's start with these season in which we only had one mentor, our initial room/laboratory/bunker was flooded causing damage to the team’s stock of materials and of course being the smallest team (in members) of Mexico. All of the adversities did not stop us, in fact they made us work harder and better. You have only one mentor? Cool, all the team will focus on only one example and learn from one person only making thing even. You lost your bunker and part of your already little stock of materials? Cool while you move to another place you can make inventory and be fully aware of what the team actually possess. You are the smallest team? Cool, then everyone has knowledge of every area and the specialists are few so the there can be a specialist for each area.

The championship has only proved that the team still has a lot to learn and gave the team not only objectives for next season but standards to what we want our robot, knowledge, season and team to be. The championship was also great to prove that even after we felt we were the best and really special for winning the regional at Mexico City we went to the place where it is mandatory to have won a regional in order to participate, so as a learning experience it was really complete as well as having lots of fun involved.

Last season was an example of what the team is capable to do, and every season something new awaits to be tackled and the team awaits its new challenge to satisfy what we have come accustomed to. I am proud of being there to see and help the team with all of these challenges and of course I can't wait for the next season kickoff to bring a new, better and harder challenge.