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How To Be Okay, Isabel G. Van Den Heuvel
How To Be Okay, Isabel G. Van Den Heuvel
Senior Projects Spring 2019
I began this line of thought with the desire to understand human connection. I want to know how people operate both as individuals being perceived as well as how they connect to each other in small, casual ways. Acts like introducing yourself, or navigating in a crowded place seemed like skills that everyone had learned on the day I had skipped class. This began as a private venture, an intensifying of my day to day attempts of applied observation. My result, rather than gradual mastery of interpersonal relations, was deeper confusion and frustration. I wanted instruction, but the construction of …
Salta, Socorro, Gabrielle Alexis Reyes
Salta, Socorro, Gabrielle Alexis Reyes
Senior Projects Spring 2019
This collection of stories, written in a mix of English, Spanish, and Italian, details the journey of a first generation college student. The first part of the collection deals with what it is like growing up with two immigrant parents in South Central Los Angeles. The second part focuses more on the conflict between the traditionally of immigrants and the role of women in society. The third part presents a personal break from this mentality with the expressed interest in the Italian language.