the gsp blog team

Meet the 2022-2023 GSP Blog Team

In an attempt to get to know the new blog team, we asked them all the same questions. Here's what they had to say:

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Lea Garzotto (She/her)

What is your Major?

International Studies: Environment and Global Health.

What is your class standing?

Senior

What is your favorite thing about GSP?

The people :)

What made you want to return to GSP for a 2nd year?

The people ;)

What made you want to join the Blog Team?

I love to write and its flexible!

What is your favorite animal?

All large dogs and capybaras

What is your favorite mythological creature?

Medusa

Lacey Kirchen (She/Her)

What is your Major?

Biomolecular Science with a minor in Gender and Health

What is your class standing?

It's complicated. I have enough credits to be a senior, but I am a transfer student, so I'll be around for at least another full academic year.

What is your favorite thing about GSP?

All of the different people we get to know from different backgrounds and engage in thought-provoking discussions that allow us to learn so much from other people's perspectives.

What made you want to return to GSP for a 2nd year?

The friendships I made when I was in my 1st year of GSP made me want to come back. I was in GSP my first year at UMich because I was a transfer student, so all of my best memories at Umich are related to being in GSP.

What made you want to join the Blog Team?

I enjoy writing, so for me, the Blog Team ended up being the perfect placement for me -I'm loving it!

What is your favorite animal?

Penguins are by far the coolest animals on the planet.

What is your favorite mythological creature?

Fairy

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Yaera Spraggins (She/Her)

What is your Major?

Biology, Health and Society

What is your class standing?

Junior

What is your favorite thing about GSP?

The diversity

What made you want to return to GSP for a 2nd year?

I wanted to still be a part of her community

What made you want to join the Blog Team?

I wanted to try my hands at creating blogs, one I have not done before.

What is your favorite animal?

What is your favorite mythological creature?

Pheonix

Magda Wojtara (She/Her)

What is your Major?

Neuroscience (pre-med) ; Astronomy, Science Technology & Society

What is your class standing?

Senior

What is your favorite thing about GSP?

Community (& Chai)

What made you want to return to GSP for a 2nd year?

Loved my GSP experience and wanted to stay as a part of the community

What made you want to join the Blog Team?

I have prior experience with writing articles, so I wanted to bring my ideas and skillset to the team.

What is your favorite animal?

Chinchilla

What is your favorite mythological creature?

Fairies

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Erik Reyna (He/Him)

What is your Major?

Film, Television, Video, and Media (FTVM) / Asian Studies - Chinese Studies concentration

What is your class standing?

Junior

What is your favorite thing about GSP?

The people I meet! I see GSP as an amazing way to meet new people and make friends. Everyone is so friendly and also open minded to different ideas and viewpoints, which I like and appreciate!

What made you want to return to GSP for a 2nd year?

I mainly returned because my first GSP year experience was all entirely online, so my experience didn't really feel complete. I wanted to know what it was like to be in GSP in person, and on the plus side returning to GSP again was a nice way to meet new people, aka, the first year GSP scholars!

What made you want to join the Blog Team?

As a film major, I saw the blog team as another digital medium I could use to express my creativity. I also saw joining the blog team as an opportunity to get the GSP name out there online! Through website editing, conducting interviews, putting out people's stories and creative pieces, I'm sure the GSP blog will gradually become popular!

What is your favorite animal?

Peacocks, specifically albino peacocks! I love flying creatures, and I'm also a sucker for beautiful aestehtics. I aspire to be as faulous as a peacock, and the albino peacock to me reminds me of an angel, which gives me a little bit of ethereal fatnasy vibes.

What is your favorite mythological creature?

When it comes to mythical creatures, we normally think of animals, like dragons and unicorns, but what about the half human hybrids? Some are known for their beauty, like the mermaid. It may sound shallow, but I say the Minotaur is my favorite because to me he just looks so hot! xD

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Horace Mo(He/Him)

What is your Major?

Program in the Environment What is your class standing?

Senior

What is your favorite thing about GSP?

The interaction I had with people at GSP is meaningful and valuable. Being able to learn about everyone’s different backgrounds, personal experiences, and cultures extends my horizon and opens my mind about the world. There is no doubt that I have made life-time friends at this close-knit GSP community.

What made you want to return to GSP for a 2nd year?

After spending my first year at GSP, I want to contribute to GSP and especially help more U of M students know about GSP and take the opportunity to join this community.

What made you want to join the Blog Team?

I enjoy writing. The GSP blog team provides a great chance for me to share my perspective on different global issues with other GSP members through my writing.

What is your favorite animal?

Red pandas are my favorite animals

What is your favorite mythological creature?

My favorite mythological creatures are dragons