For my project, I wanted to combine two of my major interests; plants and Latin. Besides the obvious connection between them — that plants’ scientific names often derive directly from their Roman names –there is a quirk about the Latin language that has always fascinated me. Despite many appearances to the contrary, the name of …
Praefatio in Latinum tradita Ad propositum meum, duas res maiores meas coniungere volui; herbarum et Latinorum. Praeter notam nexum inter eos – nomina scientifica plantae directe ex nominibus eorum Romanorum saepe derivant – vaframentum est de lingua Latina quae me semper fascinavit. Quamvis multae apparentiae contra, nomen omne arboris Latinum femininum est. Pleraque nomina latina …
The worst of physical oppression can create some of the freest minds. At times, freedom can even be born from shackles with art being the medium to retell its story. While freedom can be subjective, I have always found myself enamored with the idea of freedom but also the idea of obtaining it from a …
Encuentro Especial ¡Psst! ¿Estás ahí (La persona escuchó algo tratando de llamar su atención mientras se sentaba en una pradera de flores) Nope, todavía no (La voz continúa) ¿Puedes oírlo? Sí, fuerte y claro! ¿Puedes respirar? Sí, tan suave como la brisa ¿Qué tal está tu mente? (Ahora la persona inclina su cabeza, todavia mirando …
Special meeting Psst! Are you there? (The person hears something trying to call their attention while they are sitting in a flower meadow.) Nope, not yet (The voice continues) Can you hear? Yes, loud and clear! Can you breathe? Yes, slow as the breeze. How’s your mind? (Now the person tilts their head, still looking …
English, no inglés ¿Puedes escucharme? ¿Puedes verme? Te estoy hablando en el idioma que el idioma que he estado perfeccionando porque no es becauSe sino becauZZe Te hablo con las palabras que han sido puestas en mi boca por siete años para pasar de un “Hello, how are you?” a I wish I could become …
English not inglés Can you hear me? Can you see me? I speak to you in the language that the language that I’ve been perfectioning because it’s not becauSe but becauZe I talk to you with the words that have been placed in my mouth for seven years to go from saying “Hello, how are …
