Venezuelan Diaspora in Berlin: Identity, Integration, and Immigration

By Lucas GonzalezFlorida State University Hey everyone! My name is Lucas Gonzalez and I am a junior at FSU getting ready for my first research project abroad. I wanted to start my first blog post by sharing what I’m working on and why it matters to me. This summer, I’ll be studying how Venezuelan immigrantsContinue reading “Venezuelan Diaspora in Berlin: Identity, Integration, and Immigration”

Tattoo of Spain: A Stop-Motion Animation

By Raven Watkins Florida State University Hello! My name is Raven Watkins, I am a third year student at Florida State University majoring in studio art with a focus in drawing and ceramics, and a dual degree in anthropology focusing in biological anthropology. My artistic perspective focuses on the exploration of life and death throughContinue reading “Tattoo of Spain: A Stop-Motion Animation”

A farewell to Cusco

As my time in Cusco comes to end, I can’t help to think about how much this experience has changed my life. I never imagined that I would have the opportunity to visit Cusco, especially do such a impactful labor with Casa Acogida Mantay. I leave this experience with so much gratitude and hope toContinue reading “A farewell to Cusco”

My New Profound Love: Trekking around Cusco!🏔️

Ever since arriving at Cusco, I have been all over the place! After my volunteers hours at Casa Mantay, I would walk around the Plaza de Armas of Cusco to discover something new to do! I found cat cafe’s, smoothies, empanadas, and even a beautiful church! These quickly became the places I visited often sinceContinue reading “My New Profound Love: Trekking around Cusco!🏔️”

Blog 3: Filling in the Gaps

So far I have not run into as many structural inequalities as differences. My community is very small and tight-knit, lessening the presence of structural inequalities. However, I will say that more than the pandemic, access to the internet seems to have created the most differences. The question of how much internet we are consumingContinue reading “Blog 3: Filling in the Gaps”

Update on the 2024 FSU iGEM Team

This post was initially published on MEBO Blog: Systemic Malodor Disorders Research. Hello MEBO Community,  Our names are Megan Perusse and Lucas Bonassi, we are third year undergraduate students at Florida State University, and we are the co-leads for the 2024 FSU iGEM team. We just wanted to reach out and update the community onContinue reading “Update on the 2024 FSU iGEM Team”

My First Week: Orientation Fun!

My first week consisted of orientation to help us interns get introduced to each other and the environment we will be working in. On the first day of orientation, we went over multiple instructional slideshows that detailed how we can best do our job. We took tours of campus and organized materials in preparation forContinue reading “My First Week: Orientation Fun!”

The Dublin Diaries (Week 1, Getting to know my surroundings)

Hello everyone! I am so excited to share how my summer experience has been progressing! On May 26th I spent the day traveling to Dublin where I was met by my program instructors as well as other UCD summer students. We were driven into the city where we explored and ate lunch as a group.Continue reading “The Dublin Diaries (Week 1, Getting to know my surroundings)”