Culture and Literature
EDSA 2990
SPRING 2022
Creative Inquiry | Peer Dialogue Facilitation: I was interviewed and accepted to become a part of a student cohort focused on discussing topics related to diversity and inclusion on campus. This class exposed me to people of diverse backgrounds and ethnicities and allowed me to develop my public speaking, dialogue facilitation, and conflict resolution skills.
HON 4000
Spring 2022
Honors Contract: I studied health issues impacting the Latino community in a biological context with Dr. Nora Espinoza (my BIOL 1040 teacher). By reading and reflecting on public health topics through a biological lense, I enhanced my understanding of the topics covered in General Biology II. I was able to exercise my critical thinking skills by analyzing excerpts from relevant books and research articles and writing about what I learned. Final Reflection.
EDSA 3990
Fall 2022
Creative Inquiry | Peer Dialogue Facilitation: I facilitated dialogues with incoming freshman about identity, inclusivity, and diversity on campus. I also learned more about dialogue facilitation and connected with other students in class.
EDSA 4990
SPRING 2023
Creative Inquiry | Peer Dialogue Facilitation: I facilitated 25+ dialogues about social identities, equity, diversity, & inclusion to 750+ first-year & transfer students. My classmates and I collected data about the physical accessibility of Clemson university using a survey we created and presented information about efficient routes for students with accessibility issues as part of a capstone project.
SPAN 3080
SPRING 2024
The Hispanic World: Latin America : I learned about the history of Latin America with an emphasis on Argentina, from the country's infancy, through the dictatorship, and the present day. I wrote an essay about the many people that were captured and sent to detention centers during the dictatorship in Argentina and my experience of visiting a detention center in Córdoba, Argentina. Perdidos y Encontrados: Las Historias Aterradoras e Increíbles de la Dictadura en Argentina.
SPAN 3110
SPRING 2024
Survey of Spanish-American Literature: I learned about Spanish and Latin American literature, with an emphasis on Argentinian literary works. I developed my creative writing skills by creating poems, literary self-portraits, and reflective essays.
SPAN 4110
SPRING 2024
Intensive (Cultural Orientation): I learned about Argentinean culture, their use of the voseo (a grammatical structure traditionally used in Argentina and many other Latin American countries), as well as a brief history of Argentina. We went on several excursions to immerse ourselves in Argentinean culture, including a visit to a gaucho estate and a trip to Buenos Aires. I wrote an essay about the history of the gaucho in Argentina titled: Tradiciones Argentinas: El Gaucho y su Mundo. I also wrote an essay about man excursion to a historical Jesuite estate titled: El Legado de los Jesuitas en Córdoba.