Adam Kamholz
鈥淚 brought a Rameses stuffed animal. 色中色basketball is a really big deal in my household and with my extended family. Many years ago my grandma got this stuffed animal for my sister when she was really young to watch the games with. When I left, I stole it from her room so that I could have a little memory from home and for basketball games. She was OK with it.鈥�
Anne Tie
鈥淚 brought my violin with me. It鈥檚 my baby. I鈥檓 actually really bad at Spanish, but music is a universal language. I just thought it would be a more familiar outlet for me to connect with the culture, which is what it鈥檚 all about.鈥�
Noah McLauchlin
鈥淚 brought two fishing rods, an 8-foot and a 7-foot rod. I鈥檝e been fishing since I was 1 or 2 years old, and I鈥檝e been fly-fishing since I was 5. I bring rods wherever I go where there鈥檚 water that I can fish. We鈥檙e going to be near the water on the Caribbean, so I hope to take some trips on my own and rent some stuff to go fishing.鈥�
Tarraleah Driessen
鈥淚 brought a journal and photo album that my mom gave to me right before I left with some notes from her and a picture of my family so that I can add to it while I鈥檓 here. I really love letters so I鈥檒l be able to see that, feel close to them and stay connected to them.鈥�
Tr茅 Kirton
鈥淚 brought my acoustic electric guitar. It鈥檚 really important because this has been a part of my main job for three and a half years. I play professionally at breweries, cafes and restaurants 鈥� and music in general is also a big part of my life.鈥�
Arden Wilkes
鈥淚 brought a necklace from home. It was a birthday gift from my boyfriend, and it just means a lot to have a memento 鈥� a little piece of him here with me.鈥�
Colin Love
鈥淚 brought my DJ controller. I don鈥檛 typically consider myself a creative person, but this is something I took up before I left. I brought it to Costa Rica because I want to expand on that creativity but also try to DJ at clubs and share that with this culture. They mostly play reggaeton here so to be able to play American house music or EDM (electronic dance music) at clubs in Costa Rica would be pretty awesome.鈥�
Diya Ramesh
鈥淚 brought my eyelash curler. My best friend from childhood gave it to me just before she moved to North 色中色from our hometown in New Jersey. It鈥檚 one of the reasons I decided to go to UNC because I know she lives in the state and it would be nice to see her more often after she moved away. I鈥檝e had it with me for a really long time and bring it everywhere.鈥�
Carson Hawkins
鈥淭his is my lucky hat, the hunter hat. It鈥檚 red. It鈥檚 sweat-stained. It鈥檚 kind of gross. It鈥檚 very worn in. But the more worn it it gets, the luckier it gets. It鈥檚 my stepdad鈥檚 brother鈥檚 (hat), who unfortunately passed away, but by wearing it I continue his legacy and make him proud.鈥�
Shea Bryan
鈥淭his is my iPhone case, and it has the Danish word 鈥榟ygge鈥� on it. This is a word that can鈥檛 be directly translated to English, but it鈥檚 kind of like what 鈥榩ura vida鈥� is here (in Costa Rica). It鈥檚 kind of a mindset and an atmospheric part of culture and society, as the definition reads on my phone: 鈥楢 feeling of coziness and comfort or creating a sense of well-being and contentment or savoring the present moment.鈥� It鈥檚 really a lifestyle that a lot of Danish people live by, and I feel like it鈥檚 a really important thing to remember in another culture to gain a greater perspective. My senior year of high school was chaotic for me, and that鈥檚 when I got the phone case from my sister.鈥�
