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Cora Leopoldina Carvalho e Silva

Class Year '23

Hey peeps, I am Cora. Obsessed with heat and warm climates stuck in Maine. But enjoying the snow and the school’s ice rink, though. Always ready to dance and shake my body. Interested in the definitions and undefinitions of self.

Getting here:

I was searching for marine programs in the US, and COA was one of the few colleges to offer it as an undergraduate degree. I also had friends who applied here so I was already familiar with the college when it was my time to apply.

Classes

Marine Mammal Biology, Genetics, Constitutional Law, Native American Law, Environmental Law, Derrida I & II, Spanish Conversation, How to Write your Novella, Movement Training Basics, Walking the Line: Introduction to Drawing, Bioethics, Diaspora & Unbelonging, Thermodynamics, Physics and Sustainability, and many more.

Independent study: Activism and organization in the state of Maine

My approach to human ecology:

questioning + investigating + observing + connecting = human ecology

Life on Mount Desert Island:

I love that we can be so close to nature. I love going on hikes and going to lakes and the beach during summer. During the winter, I enjoy ice skating in the lakes as well. Contra-dancing is a magical experience to have with the community in Maine.

Activities, traditions, celebrations:

BSU! Aurora Borealis! Working at TAB! Cultural Show! Summer Institute!

Passions & motivations:

Conservation and ways to reshape our future, dance, the marine world and identity!

Best meal on campus:

Wednesdays pizza and ice cream combos!

COA might be the right college for you if...

you enjoy the cold!

Ephemera:

To-do list: Dive in the ocean on New Year’s Day.