About Me

 Hello my name is Daisy Alcaraz and I am a 4th year English and Sociology double major with a minor in Pre-Law. I am originally from the Valley area in Los Angeles but I have taken quite the liking to the bay area. The weather here is definitely a big draw for me. Academically, history has always interested me as there is quality of storytelling involved with it. It can be quite a captivating subject and topic if held with the right amount of creativity and open mindedness. Personally, I am in an ongoing exploration of my interests. I love nature, music, and plenty of things. I have found that as I develop as a person, my interests evolve along with my sense of self and identity. Right now, I have really been interested in rewatching the avatar series and I feel that now watching it as an adult, I am able to pull different lessons from it than I did when I was younger that are incredibly valuable to me at this point in my life. I am a first generation American born youth of Mexican descent. My background has contributed to a certain level of complexity in the way I relate to the political arena of this country and my perspective. I am American and I am also Mexican. Even though we may be under the same flag, that doesn't mean that we are all under the same strips or patch of stars, meaning that we all have a different point of view in the way we view this country and ourselves in it. I say this to speak to both my excitement and apprehension with a course like this. We are all coming at this conversation from varying point of view which is a beautiful thing, ripe with opportunities for growth and expansion. On the other side of the coin, I do have an awareness around how difference, if not held in a wise and openminded way, can set up an even more divisive dialogue and way of relating which can end up being uncomfortable and unproductive. My intentions for this course are with the former, the growth and expansion.  This is a very interesting time politically, not only for the country but for the world and dialogue now is more important than ever.

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