“It’s Never Too Late to Learn”: The Emotional Achievement of a Mexican Grandfather in the U.S.

After each hard work and effort in a foreign country, Rafael Aguirre completed his technical career in HVAC systems at Amarillo College, becoming a symbol of perseverance and love for learning.

The story of Rafael Aguirre, an 82-year-old Mexican who has just graduated from Amarillo College in Texas, has moved the whole country and has become popular on social media. With toga, birrete and an impossible smile to hide, Aguirre completed his technical career in HVAC systems (heating, ventilation and air conditioning), unleashing an ovation at the ceremony and an even bigger one in TikTok, where he was baptized as “the granny graduate.” Or…