Moving On to Bigger & Better Things

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Season 3~Episode 2: Part 2 of 2 Moving On to Bigger & Better Things In this episode, our hosts Delvi and Yesenia finish interviewing our anonymous guest who is referred to as Maui Matthews. This is the second and final part of Maui’s story, where he describes in intimate detail his academic and personal life throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. He later talks about becoming comfortable in his own skin, living life to the fullest, and spreading kindness all around. Tune in for new episodes! :00 Introduction :05 Start of sophomore year :20 Struggling to get back into school mode :53 Substance abuse resurfacing 01:11 Getting arrested 01:41 Destroying my image 02:31 Caged in 04:26 My criminal record 05:21 I want to get out of here 05:30 My first apartment 06:46 Getting my life together 07:28 Coming out 08:28 I can’t be myself 09:28 Accepting myself 11:05 Feeling safe 13:54 Comfortable with my sexuality 14:58 Senior year 15:04 Optimistic about the future 16:09 Accepting people for who they are Contributors: Maui Matthews (Storyteller), Yesenia Melo (Host), Delvi Paez (Host), Caitlin Fanning (Editor), Rosmery Reyes (Marketing), Quialmeiry Carrasco Puntier (Marketing), Carmen Serrano (Editor/Executive Producer). UAlbany Student Stories, Season 3, Episode 2 [podcast]. Music from El Pañuelo de Pepa by Javier Colina and Pepe Rivero. José Cruz, Executive Producer. Funding provided by the UAlbany Faculty Research Awards Program (FRAP). Special thanks to Ryan C. Clow, Digital Scholarship Center Training Specialist, for allowing us to use the equipment and recording studio. Email Carmen Serrano: [email protected] or the Podcast team: [email protected] Interested in supporting future podcast programming? Please donate to LLC and specify “UAlbany Student Stories.” Click on the following link: https://securelb.imodules.com/s/1642/18-giving/form.aspx?sid=1642&gid=2&pgid=399&cid=1042&bledit=1&dids=156.157.158.159.160.241.177.178&sort=

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Season 3~Episode 2: Part 2 of 2 Moving On to Bigger & Better Things In this episode, our hosts Delvi and Yesenia finish interviewing our anonymous guest who is referred to as Maui Matthews. This is the second and final part of Maui’s story, where he describes in intimate detail his academic and personal life throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. He later talks about becoming comfortable in his own skin, living life to the fullest, and spreading kindness all around. Tune in for new episodes! :00 Introduction :05 Start of sophomore year :20 Struggling to get back into school mode :53 Substance abuse resurfacing 01:11 Getting arrested 01:41 Destroying my image 02:31 Caged in 04:26 My criminal record 05:21 I want to get out of here 05:30 My first apartment 06:46 Getting my life together 07:28 Coming out 08:28 I can’t be myself 09:28 Accepting myself 11:05 Feeling safe 13:54 Comfortable with my sexuality 14:58 Senior year 15:04 Optimistic about the future 16:09 Accepting people for who they are Contributors: Maui Matthews (Storyteller), Yesenia Melo (Host), Delvi Paez (Host), Caitlin Fanning (Editor), Rosmery Reyes (Marketing), Quialmeiry Carrasco Puntier (Marketing), Carmen Serrano (Editor/Executive Producer). UAlbany Student Stories, Season 3, Episode 2 [podcast]. Music from El Pañuelo de Pepa by Javier Colina and Pepe Rivero. José Cruz, Executive Producer. Funding provided by the UAlbany Faculty Research Awards Program (FRAP). Special thanks to Ryan C. Clow, Digital Scholarship Center Training Specialist, for allowing us to use the equipment and recording studio. Email Carmen Serrano: [email protected] or the Podcast team: [email protected] Interested in supporting future podcast programming? Please donate to LLC and specify “UAlbany Student Stories.” Click on the following link: https://securelb.imodules.com/s/1642/18-giving/form.aspx?sid=1642&gid=2&pgid=399&cid=1042&bledit=1&dids=156.157.158.159.160.241.177.178&sort=

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