Meet Josue: a first-year student hoping to concentrate in Political Science, Latin American and Caribbean Studies, and Visual Art. Read our interview with him below.

Favorite class you’re taking this semester?
VISA100 – it gives me a break, it’s a way of therapy, a way to still do work but work that you enjoy doing.

What kind of art are you interested in?
Primarily sculpture and ceramics. Sculpture is such a broad term, but I want to learn how to weld. I like making clay heads and clay plates and clay cups. I want to learn how to glassblow too.

What do you like best about Brown so far?
I’m not sure yet – it’s a big transition for me right now. It’s a lot of work but I like how uncomfortable it’s making me, because I see that as room for growth. It’s a good uncomfortable because I know it will help me in the long run.

Why did you apply to the FLi Scholars Program?
I knew I was going to need a support group to help me out and start my family, to handle Brown and it’s elitism. It’s a way for me to make friends also and get more comfortable with my surroundings. 

If you were a building on campus, what building would you be?
I’d be Granoff because I’m interested in modernistic architecture. There’s something so pretty and out of this world and elegant, but it also has so much personality.