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Portrait d’un jeune homme au début de la vingtaine en Côte d’Ivoire
By William Merrix, Florida State University In my last blog post, I talked about my first few days here in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. Since then, I have gotten to complete interviews, talk to residents, overcome obstacles, and take a culture-rich trip to the country’s capital. To date, I have completed 10 interviews, 2 informal interviews,…
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Stitching Through Time: Exploring English Hand Embroidery as Art, Communication, and Cultural Memory pt.2
Violet Lorish, Florida State University Violet Lorish at the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art & DeWitt Wallace Decorative , Arts Museums, in Colonial WIlliamsburg,VA. Photo taken by Ann Lorish, June 19th, 2026 Hello! My name is Violet Lorish, and I am currently a rising third-year student at Florida State University studying in the College of Music…
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The Relevance of Faith in Oxford: The Opinions of the People
By Kristen Cavanagh, Florida State University Throughout May and June, I travelled to England to interrogate the religious landscape at Oxford. My specific inquiry involved a reported increase in conversions to Catholicism. Through conversations with priests and converts, I hoped to understand the extent of this movement and the motivations underpinning the return to religion.…
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A Galician Summer
By Aleksandra Woźniak, Johns Hopkins University My name is Ola. That is short for Aleksandra. I am from Chicago, and I study in Baltimore. But my roots reach into Lesser Poland, just south of Kraków. Over the past few years, the wind has blown, and I have swayed back and forth between the Great Lakes…
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Understanding Coffee Cost Dynamics in Colombia
By Laura Sandoval, SUNY Oneonta Hello everyone! My name is Laura Sandoval. I am a senior majoring in Business Administration with a concentration in accounting and a minor in Economics at SUNY Oneonta. In my free time, I love to travel, explore new places, and go to the gym. Above all, I am deeply passionate…
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Looking Ahead: Classical Music Festival in Italy
By Esther Yoo, Syracuse University Hi everyone! My name is Esther Yoo, and I am from Tampa, Florida. I will be a junior this upcoming fall semester, studying Piano Performance at the Setnor School of Music in Syracuse University. Aside from practicing piano every day, I spend my free time reading novels, listening to music,…
