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Hi, my name is Reese Cummings. I am currently a senior from Pearland, TX. I am majoring in Criminal Justice with a minor in Victim Studies. A unique fact about me is that I played volleyball for 10 years up until my sophomore year of college and transferred to Sam to focus on my future career. This summer I spent a LOT of time at the lake, river, and mud park.

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Hello! My name is Josh and I am currently a junior pursuing my degree in Criminal Justice. Something unique about me is that I was a non-commissioned officer in the United States Army and I spent nearly 2 years in South Korea. This summer I spent time relaxing and enjoying the sun which I haven't been able to do for a while. This is a picture of my dog Sadie.

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Hey, I'm Ceximile Lee but I go by CeCe. I am a sophomore and I'm from Houston, Texas. Something unique about me is that I am hard of hearing. A highlight from my summer is that I went to Austin and San Antonio with my friends and visited the Riverwalk. 

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Hey, I'm Ceximile Lee but I go by CeCe. I am a sophomore and I'm from Houston, Texas. Something unique about me is that I am hard of hearing. A highlight from my summer is that I went to Austin and San Antonio with my friends and visited the Riverwalk. 

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Hi, my name is Ashley. I am a sophomore this year and I am from Willis, Tx. I spent my summer doing classes, boating on Lake Conroe, and going to several truck shows.

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Hi, My name is Tyler Foust and I am a sophomore. I am from Burnet, Tx and something unique about me is that I live on a farm. This picture is one of my cows that just had a baby.

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Hi! My name is Kendyll, and I'm currently a senior (sorta). I'm pursuing a degree in animal science with a minor in ag business. I'm from Tomball, Tx, but this is my second year living in Huntsville and going to Sam. Something unique about me is that I'm part Hawaiian. My highlight from this summer would probably be my vacation to Panama City Beach, FL.

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Hi everyone, my name is Nancy Herr. I'm currently a senior and from Bellville, Tx. I played soccer up until my sophomore year of college in Oklahoma. I went to Mexico in May and held this very big iguana.

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Hi, my name is Christian McGown, and I am a senior majoring in Criminal Justice. I was born and raised in Dallas (Oak Cliff). Something interesting about me: I love racing, especially NASCAR. Over the summer, I went to the 46th National Bikers Roundup in Memphis, TN.

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Hello, my name's Jaydon and I'm in my second year of college. I'm from a little town named Trinity, which is not far from Huntsville. Something unique about me is that I play guitar. I just went fishing and worked a lot during the summer, nothing insane. This is a song I listened to a lot during the summer:

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Hi, I am Alayne Stancik and I am a sophomore from Cypress, TX. Something unique about me is I owned a lot of animals before moving last year. This highlight of this past summer for me was Florida.

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My name is Dustyn Rose, I am from Tyler, Texas and I am a sophomore at Sam. Something fun/unique about me is I just received a Harley Davidson motorcycle. A fun thing that happened this summer is that I graduated the TDCJ academy.

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The Jellyfish were my favorite exhibit at the zoo.

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Hello! My name is Jennifer Espinoza and I am a senior and a Criminal Justice major. I am from Houston, Texas. Something about me is that I love playing video games or watching streams of others playing. I have not had time to play much recently seeing as I've become busier with other things. I am also trying to learn American Sign Language but it's been a bit difficult learning on my own. This summer I've gone out more than past years ( I don't like going out much), my family and I went to the zoo, the Museum of Natural Science, and many different restaurants to try different foods.

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Hello! My name is Nevaeh, I am a freshman, and I am majoring in Health Science. I plan to attend the nursing program to receive my BSN. I am from Livingston which is about 45 minutes from Huntsville. Something unique about me is that I love to get my hair done (braids or highlights). The picture above is of me and my 6-year-old brother.

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Ice Breaker for Introduction to Ethnic Studies

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Hello everybody, my name is Luisa and I am currently a sophomore. I am Latin-American and was born and raised in Texas. Something unique to know about me is that I did go to beauty school while in high school therefore I am somewhat knowledgeable on cosmetics and most beauty related things. The picture I shared is a picture of me taking a summer course and studying before I got into work at a nearby Starbucks, which was super fun to say the least (being sarcastic).

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Hello everybody, my name is Luisa and I am currently a sophomore. I am Latin-American and was born and raised in Texas. Something unique to know about me is that I did go to beauty school while in high school therefore I am somewhat knowledgeable on cosmetics and most beauty related things. The picture I shared is a picture of me taking a summer course and studying before I got into work at a nearby Starbucks, which was super fun to say the least (being sarcastic).

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I am pictured in the middle with the headphones on. This was during our take for 'A Night in Tunisia'.

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Hello,  my name is Elijah Simbajon, but you can call me Eli. I am from Pearland, TX, but I was born in the Philippines and spent a good chunk of my life there. I am a music education major in my final year as a senior. Next semester I will be student teaching. I have performed in the University's premier ensembles such as the Wind Ensemble and Jazz Ensemble. I also gig around Houston whenever opportunities come up. One cool thing I did in the summer was record a jazz album for the SHSU Jazz Ensemble. Pictured above is me and the rest of trumpet section in the recording studio in Dallas. This was such a fun experience, and we even got help from members of the Dave Matthews band to guide and coach us.

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Hello ! My name is Jacqueline Lara and I am a junior at Sam Houston. I am from Katy, Tx. Something unique about me would be, I'm a bit fearless .I'm always looking forward for a change and not afraid of the outcome because I believe thats just how life goes. It's important to continuously keep growing and learning. A highlight from this summer would be that I went to Hawaii with the Geography department at Sam. Such an amazing experience.

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Hi, my name is Emma Neil, but I go by Dani. I am a senior this year. I am a Professional Chemistry major with a minor in Biology. I'm from all over the country because I was raised as a military brat, but I graduated high school in Waco, TX. Something unique about me is that I lived in Japan for 2 years in middle school. I spent the summer working in an organic chemistry research lab on campus.

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Hi my name is Ethany Somrasamy and i’m a sophomore at sam. I’m from Fort Worth, TX! Something unique about me would probably be that i’ve been dancing since I was two and it’s also my major. Something that I did all summer was work pretty much every day so that kind of answers whether it was fun or not…BUT I would like to brag about how I learned to make sushi there.

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Hello everyone! My name is Fletcher Plank. I am from a smaller town in south east Texas that's about an hour south of Houston. I am a junior studying Mechanical Engineering Tech. In my free time I love to be in the outdoors with my friends and family. This summer I worked as a Plumbers apprentice in northern Minnesota.

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Hi guys! My name is Jayci Byler and I am a sophomore majoring in Health Sciences. I am from Bellville, Texas. Something unique about me is I have competed in rodeo since I was 6 years old. The picture I have attached above is from the summer when I celebrated my best friend's 21st birthday at New Braunfels! It was so much fun and we saw the Randy Roger's band that night. A few of my hobbies are traveling, riding horses, working out, or really anything that is active.

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Hello everyone! My name is Sailor Todaro and I am a sophomore pursing an Interior Design degree here at Sam Houston. I am from Bryan, Texas. Something unique about me is I have pole vaulted for the past 6 years at a high school, club, and collegiate level. The picture I have attached to this post for the highlight of my summer is of my nephew. I loved being home for the summer and getting to spend time with him. He is such a joy in my life and I love quality time with him.

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Hello! My name is Destinee Roby! I am currently a junior studying nursing. I was born and raised in Houston, Texas. This is my first year at Sam, as i transferred from a school in Kansas where i was playing collegiate volleyball for two years. Something fun for me this summer was going to see my boyfriend' hometown in Oklahoma.

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Hello! My name is Sydney Lange, I am currently a junior studying interior design. I am from Lake Jackson, Texas. Some of my hobbies include traveling, going to the beach, lake, river, really anything that involves outside and the water I love to do! Something unique about me is that I live on the coast. Something fun I did this summer was go to the Frio River which is pictured above.

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Here is some banana bread I made after a long day at work. It took me about 2 hours to bake!

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Hello. My name is Karl Wanza and I am currently a Junior majoring in computer engineering. I am from Madisonville, Texas and my hobbies are making and listening to music, baking, listening to podcasts, and learning new languages. I baked banana bread over the summer and it turned out pretty delicious! My picture isn’t the best but this is one of the best loaves I’ve ever made. I also want to learn how to bake other types of bread in the future.

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My name is Mason Duane, I'm a junior and I am from Bryan/College Station! Something unique about me is that I am adopted. This pic was taken at Buc-ee's after my friends and I took our spontaneous waffle house trip!

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Hello! My name is Kayla Wallace and I am a sophomore pursuing a Nursing degree! I am from Dayton, Texas. Something unique about me is that I commute back and forth to school everyday. The highlight of my summer was going to the Frio river with my family and friends.

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This was me inside an aircraft used in world war ll

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Hello My name is Stephanie Vong. I am freshman majoring in psychology. I am from Houston, Texas. Something interesting about me is that I'm always trying to find a new crafting hobby to keep my mental health active and it will help me stop being lazy. Over the summer I accidentally undercover an airforce base while trying to find a museum in alabama since this museum has free admission which was rare. Guess you can say I pulled a phineas and ferb during my summer.

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Hello, My name is Alexus, I am a Sophomore majoring in Political Science. I am from Houston, Texas. Hmmmmm something unique about myself, the one question I hate because I can never think of anything. I didn't do much this summer but sit in my room watching movies and TV shows. ( I love anything scary). I'm not much of a socializer, but I like being by myself and I never surround myself around too many people.

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Hello, my name is Taurean Lewis and I am a sophomore. I am originally from Texarkana, but my parents have recently moved to Manor, which is right outside of Austin, and I now live there. I am a Computer Science major and I love to tinker with devices and learn to program. The highlight of my summer was my baby sister's first birthday.

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My name is MyLan Melton. This Fall, I am a junior majoring in BioMed. I was born and raised in Houston, Texas. Something unique about me is that my favorite food is Rice. Over the summer, I took a trip to Alabama and stopped in New Orleans for Beignets.

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Hello my name is Mesay, Biomedical science major pre med. originally born and raised in Ethiopia. This summer i didn't really do anything had two jobs and was applying to med schools and i don't really have anything to post that is fun. And i will be graduating December. Something intresting about me is i speak 3 languages and i did MMA for 5 years before i came to the U.S.

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Hello, y’all can call me Alex if it’s easier. I’m a sophomore in Pre-Nursing. I came from the Philippines, but I was practically raised here in Texas. Over the summer, my goal of making lumpia was finally realized. I got a couple of my friends to make it with me as well. And I promise there was way more than that, that was just the first batch!

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Hey everyone! My name is Grace Thomas, I am a junior this year and I am majoring in Animal Science with a teaching certification. I'm for Baytown Tx born and raised. I guess something unique about me is that I have been showing livestock for about 12 years now and still continue to go to open shows in my free time. One highlight of my summer is that I got a cat, his name is Axel and he's a little crazy. I didn't do much this summer since I took about 12 credit hours, but I did go to Xtreme mud park in Crosby almost every weekend. The picture included is of me and my boyfriend at Xtreme. The water was just a little high.

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Hello Everyone! My name is Kaley Holland, I am going into my junior year, I was born and raised in Huntsville, Texas. I moved to College Station, Texas about 2 years ago for a fresh start. Something unique about me is i want to become a flight attendant and get my pilots license after i graduate college. I am also. HUGE thrift shopper, its my favorite thing to do on my free time :) This summer i did not do much, i started a new job here in bryan/college station at a law firm and hung out with friends and family pretty much all summer!

Featuring - Pablo Zolezzi and my besties!

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Hello, my name is Jordyn Small. I am a freshman this year, and I am majoring in Criminal Justice. Originally, I am from Parker, Colorado, but for the past 8 years I’ve been living in The Woodlands. I graduated from The Woodlands High School this year with over 1,000 students in my class. One thing that makes me unique is that I can rap almost every word of any Eminem song. This summer I mostly worked, however I did get to go to a few concerts and vacation in Wisconsin to visit my family! I included a picture of my friends and I at a concert this summer. I’m on the right!

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Hi, I'm Lani. I am currently a sophomore at Sam Houston State University, I am from a small town in East Texas and had a graduating class of nineteen students. Something unique about me is that I was only two pounds at birth and was in NICU for two months before getting to leave the hospital. However, I did have some complications but was strong, the only thing we found that I lack is my hearing in my right ear. Throughout this summer I worked most of the time and when I didn't, I spent my free time hanging out with my family.

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Hello my name is Kelsey Malveaux and I am coming in as a sophomore this semester. I am from Houston, Texas but grew up in Louisiana. Something unique about me is I have been a competitive cheerleader for the past 14 years. I'm currently on the Sam Houston cheer team and I am so excited for the upcoming season.

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I am Maki Hatanaka, the instructor of this class. I am a sociologist specializing in food and agriculture. In addition to this class, I teach courses on social change and development and food and society classes. I grew up in Japan and the United States – Ohio, Michigan, and Utah – and worked in a civil society organization in Jakarta, Indonesia, before becoming a professor. I love eating good food (well, who doesn’t?) and doing outdoor activities, including hiking, kayaking, white water rafting, etc.

I look forward to teaching this Introduction to Ethnic Studies class and working with all of you! I chose a picture of me hiking in the Adirondacks with my kids - my family is in upstate NY, and we try to visit them every summer.