As I near the end of 2024, I impulsively wrote this blog post half-heartedly attempting to make sense of my emotions. This is a blog, not an official and important website, eh? Just to contradict the rest of this post 🙂 - I live a fruitful, adventurous, and comfortable life. I am very grateful for... Continue Reading →
Too Many of us Apologize Too Much – and here’s why
Do you apologize too much, too? I made a post about it on FaceBook years back and my stepmom expressed that she didn't understand it. Maybe this excerpt will articulate my meaning better. Daily writing promptWhat is a word you feel that too many people use?View all responses Has Society Become Too Sensitive? Absolutely, society's... Continue Reading →
Carrying On A Legacy: Trash Pick-Up by Southerners, Immigrants, and More
We are carrying on our parents' legacy by cleaning our natural environment. Whether you're a Southerner born and raised of this land, or an immigrant landed in this bubble of the world, or maybe you're someone in between, your actions toward the environment reflect your ancestry's cultures. Speaking of immigration, right? The mass migration of... Continue Reading →
Social Media Addiction: Reading While You Poop and Other Tips to “Unplug”
In this fast and furiously frenzied world, Social Media Addiction may mean that reading while you poop could be the key to "unplug" from social media and other imposing stimulants. If you struggle with "clocking in and out" of the online world, you may find these coping mechanisms useful - or helplessly humorous. Poop-reading Material,... Continue Reading →
First GSOVIBES Trash Pick Up: SUCCESS!
The first GSOVIBES Trash Pick Up successfully collected over ten bags of trash and a big metal barrel from the Twin Lakes swamp in Greensboro, NC. This wetland is a conservation area owned by the Piedmont Land Conservancy and is home to a variety of North Carolina wildlife, including but not limited to beavers, grey... Continue Reading →
The Weakness of Democracy in Brazil
Written for my Political Science class on Comparative Politics, taught by (my unofficial mentor whether he realizes it or not) Dr. William Crowther in the Spring of 2019 at UNC Greensboro. I loved writing this paper, despite the sleepless nights. Thank you, Dr. Crowther. Andrea B. Santolim Geller The Weakness of Democracy in Brazil PSC... Continue Reading →
Social Practice Art
Class taken at UNC of Greensboro with Professor Maria Lim in the Spring of 2019. Social Practice Art ... Continue Reading →
Collage Project
Class taken at UNC of Greensboro with Professor Maria Lim in the Spring of 2019. Collage Project Stereotyping and Prejudice Project - Andrea Geller On the topic of stereotyping and prejudice, I selected Judaism and Jewish people. My father is Jewish, and I grew up around a number of Jewish holidays and... Continue Reading →
Paper Sculpture Project
Class taken at UNC of Greensboro with Professor Maria Lim in the Spring of 2019. Paper Sculpture Project Paper Sculpture Reflection - Andrea Geller The theme of my paper sculpture project is overpopulation. I selected this topic because it is often considered the root cause of many other global issues, both in anthropological and... Continue Reading →
Hegemony 1
Written for my Political Science class on International Relations, taught by (an awesome professor) Dr. Michael Broache in the Fall of 2018 at UNC Greensboro. I believe the grade I got on this was a 93, points taken off mainly because he did not fully comprehend what was my definition of 'hegemony.' So I wrote... Continue Reading →