▁her ▁political ▁inspir ations . ▁Still , ▁she ▁has ▁said ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁not ▁her ▁main ▁reason ▁for ▁entering ▁politics . ▁ ▁Her ▁first ▁protest s ▁as ▁student ▁leader ▁came ▁a ▁month ▁and ▁a ▁half ▁after ▁her ▁election ▁and ▁were ▁st aged ▁against ▁the ▁dismiss al ▁of ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁jud ges ▁and ▁cor ruption ▁in ▁regional ▁elections . ▁One ▁article ▁states ▁that ▁she ▁" w ent ▁from ▁organ izing ▁recre ational ▁activities , ▁such ▁as ▁football ▁ca iman eras , ▁to ▁leading ▁a ▁generation ". ▁This ▁article ▁gave ▁her ▁the ▁ep ith et ▁" ti rap ied ras ", ▁meaning ▁" stone - th ro wer ", ▁inv oking ▁the ▁nick name ▁to ▁highlight ▁her ▁grass ro ots ▁pro gression . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁protest s ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁she ▁became ▁more ▁committed ▁to ▁activ ism , ▁being ▁thrust ▁in ▁with ▁her ▁student ▁position , ▁saying ▁she ▁had ▁previously ▁been ▁" car ried ▁away ▁by ▁sentiment ality ▁and ▁ide als " ▁but ▁in ▁early ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁saw ▁young ▁people ▁murder ed . ▁As ▁a ▁comparison , ▁she ▁added ▁that ▁" in ▁[ ear ly ] ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁Venezuela ▁[ was ] ▁much ▁cal mer ", ▁which ▁was ▁" fr ustr ating ", ▁but ▁allowed ▁her ▁to ▁" get ▁up , ▁go ▁to ▁college " ▁whilst ▁working ▁as ▁a ▁student ▁politician . ▁In ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁Re ques ens ▁gave ▁an ▁interview ▁where ▁she ▁was ▁stay ing ▁in ▁Madrid