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On My Heart, Chaylah Williams Oct 2024

On My Heart, Chaylah Williams

First-Gen Voices: Creative and Critical Narratives on the First-Generation College Experience

I never thought that when I would start traveling internationally that it would be alone I always imagined it with my family, but never did I imagine traveling to really interact with the communities either I always thought of traveling as leisure. I guess I could say this impression was not implemented when OI started traveling as I started to notice how I didn’t want to do touristy things and I really just wanted to be. To be there to be present to be aware and I think that is what I enjoyed the most about my trip to Costa …


A Worthwhile Perspective, Delaney Rendon Oct 2024

A Worthwhile Perspective, Delaney Rendon

First-Gen Voices: Creative and Critical Narratives on the First-Generation College Experience

Opening your mind to a new wide perspective can shed light onto the knowledge and culture that another country can show you. There is much beauty in Costa Rica but also struggles that need to be shared.


“Feel The Rain On Your Skin”, Alexia "Lexie" Pineda Oct 2024

“Feel The Rain On Your Skin”, Alexia "Lexie" Pineda

First-Gen Voices: Creative and Critical Narratives on the First-Generation College Experience

In the face of immense social and global crises, from genocides to overlapping racial, political, and environmental struggles, 19 students chose connection and healing through artistry. This shared experience in Costa Rica was a transformative journey aimed at reigniting hope, compassion, and responsibility.


Leading With Love, Xion Nelson Oct 2024

Leading With Love, Xion Nelson

First-Gen Voices: Creative and Critical Narratives on the First-Generation College Experience

The travel experience to Costa Rica, how love is important in these travel experiences. Community is something to be thankful for, being able to learn to protect your communities.


Cries Of Injustice, Isabella Madrid Oct 2024

Cries Of Injustice, Isabella Madrid

First-Gen Voices: Creative and Critical Narratives on the First-Generation College Experience

The injustices that occur in Costa Rica, the life that Costa Rica is filled with. Testimonies and tragedies that inspire and stick with you.


Costa Rican Culture Of Love, Melissa Johnson Oct 2024

Costa Rican Culture Of Love, Melissa Johnson

First-Gen Voices: Creative and Critical Narratives on the First-Generation College Experience

This collection of photographs explores how the collectivist and vibrant culture of Costa Rica manifests as a profound sense of love, shared among humans, animals, and the land. This project celebrates the spirit of Costa Rica as a whole, where human connection, respect for the environment, and a genuine sense of community intertwine.


A Story To Tell: My Unforgettable Experience, Isabela Jimenez Oct 2024

A Story To Tell: My Unforgettable Experience, Isabela Jimenez

First-Gen Voices: Creative and Critical Narratives on the First-Generation College Experience

A personal reflection about an unforgettable, eye-opening experience in Costa Rica. Meeting locals in different destinations, learning new lessons.


Global Parallels: A Reflection On Civil Rights And Ethical Consumerism In Costa Rica, Anonymous Oct 2024

Global Parallels: A Reflection On Civil Rights And Ethical Consumerism In Costa Rica, Anonymous

First-Gen Voices: Creative and Critical Narratives on the First-Generation College Experience

This reflection on the First to Go trip to Costa Rica examines the civil rights issues faced in the country. In particular, it highlights the significant parallels with the United States, especially concerning immigrant communities. During our time there we specifically talked about the exploitation of immigrant labor on pineapple plantations by corporations like Del Monte. This trip underscored my understanding of ethical consumerism and a new approach to mindful purchasing.


What Is A "Pure Life"?, Ailani Anglin Oct 2024

What Is A "Pure Life"?, Ailani Anglin

First-Gen Voices: Creative and Critical Narratives on the First-Generation College Experience

A personal reflection about encountering new experiences in Costa Rica. The comparision between living in Costa Rica and the U.S, how fortunate we are to have many opportunities in this country.


Costa Rica, Costa Rica, Natalia Zevallos Oct 2024

Costa Rica, Costa Rica, Natalia Zevallos

First-Gen Voices: Creative and Critical Narratives on the First-Generation College Experience

Short poem about the unique experiences while in Costa Rica.


Esa Mariposa, Carolina Hernandez Oct 2024

Esa Mariposa, Carolina Hernandez

First-Gen Voices: Creative and Critical Narratives on the First-Generation College Experience

This free-write poem was written with a purpose of making meaning of the Blue Morpho butterfly I continuously saw abroad in Costa Rica. Being able to have captivating conversations with locals all while being comforted by the country’s blanket of communal love was an unforgettable experience. As a metaphor for change, growth, and transformation, I found this remarkable butterfly to be a highlight of my time in Costa Rica. As a symbol of my late father, it called for reflection and sitting with suppressed emotions. For that reason, I wanted to depict how its reappearing presence became a hopeful reminder …


Radical Love: Embracing Connection And Dismantleing Shame, Lisette Gonzalez Oct 2024

Radical Love: Embracing Connection And Dismantleing Shame, Lisette Gonzalez

First-Gen Voices: Creative and Critical Narratives on the First-Generation College Experience

It is essential to maintain love, care, and connection in the face of oppressive systems. There needs to be a call for bravery to get through the challenges that many face, Costa Rica being one of them.


Introduction Oct 2024

Introduction

First-Gen Voices: Creative and Critical Narratives on the First-Generation College Experience

Inside the introduction of "Pure Vida: Reflections from Costa Rica", readers will find an illustration by Leyna Tran, “Meet the Team” section and a detailed table of contents, guiding readers through this edition.


Medical Graphic Novels: Comic Art And Medicine, Leesha Coleman Jul 2024

Medical Graphic Novels: Comic Art And Medicine, Leesha Coleman

University Faculty and Staff Publications

Leesha Coleman, USA Biomedical Librarian, gave a presentation at the West Regional Library of the Mobile Public Library. She discussed the use of medical graphic novels and the incorporation of art in science degrees.


National Parks Field Journal, Isadora Davis Jul 2024

National Parks Field Journal, Isadora Davis

Art and Design Student Scholarship and Projects

A handwritten, richly illustrated field journal by Binghamton University art major Isadora Davis, recording a trip through national parks in the American West via SUNY Broome's BIO 217: Ecology of National Parks. Davis uses colored pencil drawings and pressed botanical specimens to record landscapes, birds, mammals, and plant life in Grand Teton, Yellowstone, Wind Cave, and Badlands National Parks, as well as Custer State Park. Davis's sketches and diagrams visually explore how to decode past landscapes from current formations, while her written entries explain species diversity, animal behavior, and the mechanisms causing geological formations and geothermal events. Part memoir of …


Arabesque, Zoee Lawrence, Nabila Wilson Jun 2024

Arabesque, Zoee Lawrence, Nabila Wilson

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Avocado Heirloom, Jake O'Connor Jun 2024

Avocado Heirloom, Jake O'Connor

The Echo

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I Want To Write, Stephen Turner Jun 2024

I Want To Write, Stephen Turner

The Echo

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Frosted Ground, Ava Shutze Jun 2024

Frosted Ground, Ava Shutze

The Echo

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Ghosts, Anonymous Anonymous Jun 2024

Ghosts, Anonymous Anonymous

The Echo

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Emulation, Grayson Jarrell Jun 2024

Emulation, Grayson Jarrell

The Echo

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Timless, Anna Timbes Jun 2024

Timless, Anna Timbes

The Echo

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In The Eyes Of The Beholder, William Nix Jun 2024

In The Eyes Of The Beholder, William Nix

The Echo

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The Armory- A Building In Duluth Minnesota, Eric Neumann Jun 2024

The Armory- A Building In Duluth Minnesota, Eric Neumann

The Echo

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Liquor Store, William Nix Jun 2024

Liquor Store, William Nix

The Echo

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The Woman In The Garden, Anna Timbes Jun 2024

The Woman In The Garden, Anna Timbes

The Echo

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Gardening, Michael Peeler Jun 2024

Gardening, Michael Peeler

The Echo

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Bighorn Sheep On Mount Washburn, Sophie Ngo Jun 2024

Bighorn Sheep On Mount Washburn, Sophie Ngo

The Echo

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Caper's Island, Karissa Horn Jun 2024

Caper's Island, Karissa Horn

The Echo

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Steel, Ava Shutze Jun 2024

Steel, Ava Shutze

The Echo

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