LALACS

Category: current-student

  • Meet Emery Ellingson, LALACS Minor

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    adwyer

    Hello! My name is Emery Ellingson and I am a senior geography major and LALACS minor from Platteville, WI. This fall semester I am studying abroad in Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic. Until this fall I had never been outside the United States so studying abroad has certainly been a fantastic experience. As a…

  • Meet Abbie Goedert, LALACS Minor

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    adwyer

    Hello! My name is Abbie Goedert and I am a senior International Management Major and LALACS minor at Gustuvus. I am originally from Chaska, MN and now I coach dance team for Chaska High School. (Go Hawks!) On campus, I have been an academic assistant for the Econ/Mgmt department for the past two semesters. I…

  • Meet Jennifer Hernández, LALACS minor

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    adwyer

    My name is Jennifer Hernandez and I’m a Junior International Management major and LALACS / Spanish double minor. I’m originally from San Salvador, El Salvador but I came to the U.S. when I was thirteen. Before moving to my new home – Bloomington, Minnesota – I grew up living in a house on the foothills…

  • Meet Ian Shay, LALACS minor

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    nhanway

    Hello! I’m Ian Shay, a sophomore from Rice Lake, WI. I am studying for a Spanish major, as well as LALACS and Peace Studies minors. I play tuba in the Gustavus Wind Orchestra, work as a Spanish composition tutor, and am involved in Building Bridges, a group that put on a conference on human trafficking…

  • Latin American, Latino & Caribbean Studies: Meet Lora Felix

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    nhanway

    Hi!  My name is Lora Felix.  I am a Sophomore Political Science major.  I’m from Saint Peter.  Besides studying Poli Sci and taking LALACS courses, I’m involved with the Gustavus Student Senate.  I plan on studying abroad this upcoming January in either Costa Rica or Perú!    

  • Latin American, Latino & Caribbean Studies: Meet Mela Shah

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    nhanway

      My name is Mela Shah and I’m a junior Spanish major with minors in LALACS and religion from Madison, Wisconsin. I love doing crafts and small art projects, reading, learning, dancing, talking, and trying new things, whether it be food or activity. I just started my calendar year study abroad program in Valparaíso, Chile…

  • Latin American, Latino & Caribbean Studies at Gustavus: Meet Whitney O’Connell

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    nhanway

    ¡Hola! My name is Whitney O’Connell and I am a junior Spanish and History double major with a LALACS minor. I am currently studying abroad in Valparaíso, Chile and living in Viña del Mar – the most beautiful place on earth! At Gustavus I am really involved in the Community Service Center through the Hoffmann…

  • Latin American, Latino & Caribbean Studies: Meet LALACS minor Annabel Landaverde

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    nhanway

    Hi all! I’m Annabel Landaverde, a junior from San Francisco, CA. I’m a Poli Sci major as well as a double minor in LALACS and Peace Studies. I am currently involved with the Delta Phi Omega sorority, Gustavus cheer squad and work as an intern in town at Ameriprise Financial. When I am not studying…