Grand Prix Mexico City 2018 - Welcome to the Fold

This weekend in Mexico City, have six new judges to Welcome to the Fold!

Daniel Araya

Name: Daniel Araya
Pronouns He/him/his
Level: Level 1
Location: Cartago, Costa Rica
Region: Hispanic America – North
Approximate date/month/year you started playing Magic: 10/6/2016
Occupation: Musician
Random fact about yourself: Working hard todo be part un the programa
Why did you become a judge?: Because i really like they knowledge
What excites you most about this event?: All
What worries you most about this event?: Nothing
What are you hoping to learn at this event?: A lot of experiences
Who are your mentors?: David Jiménez
What challenges have you faced or are you facing to become a better judge?: L2 practice
How have you worked to overcome those challenges?: I passed todas
What is the best part about your local Magic community?: Frienship
What is your favorite Magic memory?: My store

Hebert Camacho

Name: Hebert Camacho
Pronouns He/him/his
Level: Level 2
Location: Cuautitlan Izcalli, Mexico
Region: Hispanic America – North
Approximate date/month/year you started playing Magic: 2003
L1 Certification Date: February 16, 2014
Favorite thing (e.g., card, deck, group of people) about Magic: Phage the Untouchable
Occupation: Systems and support area
Random fact about yourself: sometimes I refer to myself in the third person
What challenges have you faced or are you facing to become a better judge?: take the next step, sometimes the fear is your worst enemy
How have you worked to overcome those challenges?: “”Think less do more”” Maybe not the best solution but when i overthink I only have doubts so i just need 1 or 2 good reasons
What is your favorite Magic memory?: Is a simple sentence that I’ve heard twice “Congratulation, you passed your exam”

Eduardo Lee

Name: Eduardo Lee
Level: Level 2
Location: guatemala, Guatemala
Region: Hispanic America – North

alfonso ramirez

Name: alfonso ramirez
Level: Level 1
Location: guadalajara, Mexico
Region: Hispanic America – North

Cesar Sotelo

Name: Cesar Sotelo
Level: Level 1
Location: México, Mexico
Region: Hispanic America – North

Herbert Zurita

Name: Herbert Zurita
Pronouns He/him/his
Level: Level 2
Location: Querétaro, Mexico
Region: Hispanic America – North
Approximate date/month/year you started playing Magic: October 2013, right after Theros’ release
L1 Certification Date: March 20, 2017
Favorite thing (e.g., card, deck, group of people) about Magic: All the people, they are all amazing!
Occupation: Student
Random fact about yourself: I’m the youngest judge in my region! (as far as i know)
Why did you become a judge?: At first, it was just to help people in my community with rules-related stuff, but when I started working on projects and events, I just got hooked.
What excites you most about this event?: It’s my first GP as a judge, I’ll be working with people that I have known only via projects and with lots of other judges from my region. I hope I can learn a lot and have fun!
What worries you most about this event?: I’m really nervous about everything; working with judges I don’t know and helping players from all kinds of places.
What are you hoping to learn at this event?: I want to know how other judges work and their views about magic and the program, that’s always interesting!
Who are your mentors?: Sergio González Cruz has guided me ever since I was an L0, but I have also learned a lot from lots of other judges, they wouln’t even fit on this small text box.
What challenges have you faced or are you facing to become a better judge?: It has always been hard for me to “”believe”” that I’m a figure of authority, it’s hard being the youngest person on almost every event and yet being one of the ones handling all of the event.
What is the best part about your local Magic community?: I just love all of them 😀
What is your favorite Magic memory?: When I played the Born of the Gods prerelease it was my first event and everyone was so welcoming and helpful. I won’t ever forget it!