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The Prospector

Assayer of Student Opinion.

The Prospector

Assayer of Student Opinion.

The Prospector

Far away from Home

Kimberly Valle, Contributor March 3, 2016

  As I sat on the 10-hour plane ride to Morocco, I kept thinking to myself; how am I going to communicate with people? Am I going to be okay? Will my credits be transferred back to UTEP? Many thoughts ran through my head as I embarked on my...

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You are beautiful

Maria Esquinca, Staff Reporter July 14, 2014

Editor’s note: Maria Esquinca is a staff reporter at The Prospector and recently visited Indonesia for a study abroad program. A giant gold Buddha stands atop a pointed column on the roof of a temple. His golden skin reveals a bare, bulging,...

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Peace lovers

Peace lovers

Maria Esquinca, Staff Reporter July 14, 2014

    Editor’s note: Maria Esquinca is a staff reporter at The Prospector and recently visited Indonesia for a study abroad program. We drive through the streets of Samarinda, Indonesia, beside the metallic plated domes of the...

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A woman waits to leave the boat for Harapan Island.

Harapan Island

Maria Esquinca, Staff Reporter June 23, 2014

Editor’s note: Maria Esquinca is a staff reporter at The Prospector and is currently in Indonesia for a study abroad program. The boat arrives at the port cutting through crystalline blue waters amidst the shouts of both the people on the boat and...

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An orangutan asks for food at the KRUS Botanical Garden.

The Boat Ride

Maria Esquinca, Staff Reporter June 20, 2014

Editor’s note: Maria Esquinca is a staff reporter at The Prospector and is currently in Indonesia for a study abroad program. Through the small cracks of the windowsills enters the potent scent of fish. It travels from the sea released by the carcasses...

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A python is seen at KRUS National Park.

Indonesia—A Tale of Two Cities

Maria Esquinca, Staff Reporter June 18, 2014

Editor's note: Maria Esquinca is a staff reporter at The Prospector and is currently in Indonesia for a study abroad program. The giant leaves of trees larger than my torso loomed out into the sky as we drove into the core of Indonesia’s capital,...

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Someone fits in my suitcase

Someone fits in my suitcase

Alejandro Alba, Travel Correspondent September 5, 2013

I’m currently taking applications for anyone interested in traveling in a 32’’ bag for eight hours to London. Well, if only. But really, I can fit a person and a chihuahua dog in one of my suitcases. Manchas and I do fit in one suitcase comfortably. The...

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