Caro Salazar

Ibarra, Ecuador

What has been your favorite class at COA? Why?

Contemporary Politics in Latin America. Latin America is the region that I am more interested in. It was 10 weeks long but we covered so much information that, normally to cover that amount, would have taken longer. The teacher was great; the class flow was dynamic. We studied cases that made the class feel more real.

What classes have you taken at COA?

Japanese

Human Ecology

Biology I

Histories of Power in Latin America

Ethnography and Fieldwork

Gender in a Global Perspective

Contemporary Politics in Latin America

Comedic Improvisation

Writing Seminar

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

Writing a life story of a person for my ethnography class, and writing my final paper for my politics class on identity politics in Ecuador.

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

On campus = Admission Office

What do you see yourself doing after COA?

Having a kindergarten with an organic garden where the kids could learn how to produce their own food, and the mothers could join them.

What is happiness to you?

Being with the people I love, making other people happy, and establishing my internal peace.

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

I will work with a Spaniard NGO located in Ecuador called Cooperacion Espanola, and their project called PRO-ODM which is a branch of the World Development Organization.

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

Probably, my kindergarten

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

Go outside, physical activities, being with friends

Why did you choose to come to COA?

Because of the option of building your own curriculum, which allows you to study what you actually like. And the small student population. Also, it was close to the ocean.

What do you like to study?

Economic development, agriculture, languages, education

Who are your favorite writers? Poets?

Benedetti, Paulo Cohelo, Borjes

What historical figure do you most admire?

Simon Bolivar

What do people say is your most marked characteristic?

Happy and positive