Jake Larson's Photos from Costa Rica

The second picture is taken of Emma Harris sitting on a Lion Statue near the Art Museum in San Jose Costa Rica
The first picture is of Tessa Levine, Emma Harris, Molly Levine, and myself in front of some graffiti in the parking lot of the Art Museum!

Susan E Smith's photos from Panama and Ecuador

Above photo taken in Panama City. We went to Panama on an academic field trip with the students from the Costa Rica Center in November 2006. We learned about economic issues.

Below photo was taken in the Amazon, Ecuador. We went to Ecuador on an academic field trip with the students from the Costa Rica Center in February 2006. We stayed in an indigenous village that promotes Eco-Tourism.

Lily Hanson's photos from India and Taiwan

Photo #1 by Lily Hanson- CRC -- March 2008 -- Aiyana Prema Masla is blessed by the living Hanuman God outside a Hanuman temple in Banares, India. In his youth, this man saved a baby monkey from dying in the hot sun, and is now idolized both by the local monkeys, and the local people.

Photo #2 by Lily Hanson- CRC -- September 2007 -- Alicia White poses outside of the Martyrs Shrine in Taipei, Taiwan.

October's Photo Contest Information

Global College Photo Contest, October 2008/2009

Description: With the hopes of contributing to our Global College community through sharing pictures, a photo contest will be held monthly during the two semesters of the 08/09 academic school year.

September Winner:
-Julia Citron’s photos from Cambodia are the winners for the Photo Contest in September. Congratulations Julia! You will receive a $25 gift certificate to www.Amazon.com. Please visit http://globalcollegephotocontest.blogspot.com/ to see Julia’s photos, along with all photos that were submitted for the Photo Contest. You can also share this blog link with friends and family.

October Theme:
-We are looking for pictures of Global College students in front of a historic place or a famous place or in nature in the country where they are studying. Examples would be student(s) in front of a volcano, temple, waterfall, an old building, a governmental building, a traditional house, a historic landmark, an indigenous home, in the jungle, on the beach, with flora & fauna, etc.

Guidelines:
-One person can submit one to two photos per contest.
-There will be one photo contest per month, during the Fall and Spring semester, for a total of eight photo contest during the 08/09 academic school year.
-Global College students and staff can participate.
-There will be one winner per contest.
-The Global College listserve will be used to announce each monthly photo contest, the contest’s theme and the contest’s deadline.
-Each Global College center will post a flyer to announce each monthly photo contest, the contest’s theme and the contest’s deadline.
-The Global College listserve will be used to announce the winner each month.
-Photos must be in “Jpeg” format.
-Photos must be 200 DPI (Dots per Inch), but preferably 300.
-The title of the photo must include the photographer’s name, date of photo and SHORT photo caption.
-All contributed photos will be posted on http://globalcollegephotocontest.blogspot.com/.
- Every picture should come with a one sentence description outlining where it was taken and what captivated the photographer to take the picture.
-Photos must be appropriate, so no profanity, nudity or vulgarity.
-Photos must be emailed to Susana.Smith@liu.edu on or before the monthly deadlines.
-By submitting photos, the photographer is giving permission for Global College to use the picture(s) to share with the Global College community, for marketing purposes and to be posted on the internet.
Note: One new guideline will be:
-All submitted photos must be from an experience while studying with Global College.

Deadline:
-Pictures must be emailed to Susana.Smith@liu.edu on or before October 29, 2008. Please only send one email with either one or two pictures.

Reward:
-The photographer of the winning photo will receive a $25 gift certificate to www.amazon.com

Questions:
-Contact Susana.Smith@liu.edu

Molly Greening's photo in Costa Rica

This picture was taken on May 7th, 2008. I think it is a picture that captures the aspect of exploration in Global College.

Kristy Mulcrone's photo in Nicaragua

Here is a photo I took last year on the school trip to Nicaragua at an elementary school in Granada.

Siena Butler, Genevieve Williams, Sara Landon and Emma Harris's Photo from Costa Rica

The photo was taken on an independent trip to La Fortuna, Costa Rica on September 15, 2008, Costa Rica's Independence Day. The title of the photo is: "I only need a little bit of space in the world" and the photographers are Siena Butler, Genevieve Williams, Sara Landon, and Emma Harris.

Sophie Kirpan's photos in Costa Rica

Caption for the girl in the banana tree: A class field trip to Sarapiquí Costa Rica was the site of this photo. My classmate is climbing a banana tree on the Dole plantation site to experience what it feels like to harvest a bundle of bananas.

Caption for the boy:
This photo was taken September 20th in Costa Rica. As I was passing on my way to the market, this small boy awaited by the door admiring passing cars.

Olamide Holloway's Photos in Costa Rica

Students, staff and neighbors dancing at a surprise masquerade in Barrio Jesus, Costa Rica. Olamide Holloway - Okpeku Date Taken : September 5th, 2008 This picture was taken in Barrio Jesus, Costa Rica while students were dancing and making friends with local Ticos. The pure happiness and enjoyment on everyone's faces inspired me to take this picture.

Global college students making friends with the Costa Rican children in Barrio Jesus, Costa Rica. Olamide Holloway - Okpeku Date Taken: September 5th, 2008. This picture was taken in Barrio Jesus, Costa Rica during a surprise masquerade, part of which was in the streets of the local neighborhood. The enjoyment and unity of the students and children inspired me to take the picture.