Juan Soriano

Lima, Peru

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What has been your favorite class at COA? Why?

4-D Studio. I enjoyed being able to explore the concept of "time" through video, sound, and performance. We had professors visit our class from different resource areas to talk about time and literature, time and biology, time and physics, time and philosophy...

What classes have you taken at COA?

Human Ecology Core Course

Beyond Relativism: Negotiating Ethics in the 21st Century

French I & II

Human Relations

Econometrics

Technical Writing

Theory and Application of Complex Networks

Global Environmental Politics

Turn of the Century: History Since the 1990s

Business and Technical Writing

Climate Science

Ethnography and Fieldwork

What was your favorite lesson/lecture/discussion/project at COA? Why?

The "80 cent Aluminum Cans vs. $1.25 Plastic Bottles" discussion to find out why we switched to more expensive plastic bottles. I think it showed the community that small things matter.

What is your dream occupation?

I would like to be in a position in which I could help small communities influence national and international policies.

Do you work on or off campus? If yes, where?

Yes, in the Admissions Office.

What do you see yourself doing after COA?

I'll probably take a year off and then graduate school.

What is happiness to you?

Time with my family.

Have you had an internship? If so, doing what? Where? If not, what are your plans, if any, for your internship?

Yes, I worked for CARE Peru helping them start a project to become Carbon Neutral.

What are your ideas for your senior project? If you have already done one, what did you do?

Not sure yet

What is your favorite food to eat? What is your favorite thing to cook?

I like to eat Peruvian Ceviche and Arroz con Pollo and I like to cook Papa Rellena.

What do you like to do when you're not doing school work?

Hang out with friends and play soccer

What is the motto you like to live by?

"Life is a great big canvas, and you should throw all the paint on it you can." – Anonymous

Why did you choose to come to COA?

Because I knew I was going to have fun at COA.

What do you like to study?

Human Ecology

Who is your hero today?

Tropicana "Lots of Pulp" Orange Juice

What talent do you wish you had?

A photographic memory