BMCC OpenLab | MJ | Activity https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/members/meriyenvilchis/activity/ Activity feed for MJ. Tue, 26 May 2026 05:57:00 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 9c939923d5e6b0a5c82002e125c03073 MJ wrote a new blog post Reading and Adoption in the group BMCC Reads https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/bmccreads/?p=993 Fri, 19 May 2023 13:24:39 -0400 Reading and Adoption Reading has always been a part of who I am. Whenever I was asked what my favorite things to do were, my response would be the same […]

]]> 0 72bf23acc644e565361155b58033dc45 MJ wrote a new blog post The Journey Followed in <em>the sun and her flowers</em> by rupi kaur in the group BMCC Reads https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/bmccreads/?p=978 Fri, 19 May 2023 13:23:55 -0400 The Journey Followed in <em>the sun and her flowers</em> by rupi kaur Upon my birth my mother said there is god in you can you feel her dancing Each poem written by rupi kaur is a journey itself. Each […]

]]> 0 7518fb8010e5507de730ff29a6865949 MJ wrote a new blog post Safety of Books in the group BMCC Reads https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/bmccreads/?p=916 Wed, 12 Apr 2023 17:04:39 -0400 Safety of Books Things aren’t always perfect in our lives. Occurrences happen and we are faced with obstacles. It’s hard getting through them e […]

]]> 0 bcb6899a9ef1fc2e6eac7e3511778ad6 MJ wrote a new blog post A Friendship Forms Amidst the Obstacle of Cultural Difference in <em>The Lightning Queen</em> by Laura Resau in the group BMCC Reads https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/bmccreads/?p=906 Sat, 08 Apr 2023 19:06:54 -0400 A Friendship Forms Amidst the Obstacle of Cultural Difference in <em>The Lightning Queen</em> by Laura Resau Mateo, a 12-year-old, has faced many struggles. Dealing with the deaths of his father and sister and his mother who battles a deep […]

]]> 0 550f3c597e6eab47b6bee86a951c4ef5 MJ wrote a new blog post The Black Panther Universe in <em>Black Panther: Who Is Black Panther?</em> by Jesse J. Holland in the group BMCC Reads https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/bmccreads/?p=846 Wed, 22 Feb 2023 17:11:10 -0500 The Black Panther Universe in <em>Black Panther: Who Is Black Panther?</em> by Jesse J. Holland Grab a snack and explore the Black Panther universe in whatever form you like best—comic book or novel—and then join members of the CUN […]

]]> 0 5501d4490bbb2fa3c95325d9756af589 MJ wrote a new blog post Rain Day Reading in the group BMCC Reads https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/bmccreads/?p=778 Tue, 14 Feb 2023 15:03:36 -0500 Rain Day Reading When it gets rainy and cloudy outside so chilly it seeps into my bones, there is nothing I want to do more than get a book off my shelf […]

]]> 0 f719547d35a017e6003121587a962b87 MJ wrote a new blog post <em>The Metamorphosis</em> by Franz Kafka: The Story of a Man’s Transformation in the group BMCC Reads https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/bmccreads/?p=800 Tue, 14 Feb 2023 15:00:30 -0500 <em>The Metamorphosis</em> by Franz Kafka: The Story of a Man’s Transformation In The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka, Gregor Samsa wakes up like he normally would only this time it is different, his body no […]

]]> 0 d0f837d9207ed7d1bd708dc0a194ae93 MJ wrote a new blog post Year-Long Reading Slump in the group BMCC Reads https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/bmccreads/?p=791 Fri, 03 Feb 2023 22:02:49 -0500 Year-Long Reading Slump Photo by Manuel Inglez via Unsplash From what I could remember I have always been reading. I would spend hours before sleeping […]

]]> 0 80ed525703f09edfc6c8d31a7a143d85 MJ wrote a new blog post Secrets Don’t Stay Secret for Long in <em>I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter</em> by Erika L. Sanchez in the group BMCC Reads https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/bmccreads/?p=730 Wed, 11 Jan 2023 20:04:26 -0500 Secrets Don’t Stay Secret for Long in <em>I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter</em> by Erika L. Sanchez Living a life constantly being compared to the “better” sibling is the worst on its own but things get even more terrible whe […]

]]> 0 9a2081c34b6da96adcf0e09ca80f0967 MJ wrote a new blog post A Deal with the Devil in <em>If Cats Disappeared from the World</em> by Genki Kawamura in the group BMCC Reads https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/bmccreads/?p=652 Thu, 01 Dec 2022 16:43:48 -0500 A Deal with the Devil in <em>If Cats Disappeared from the World</em> by Genki Kawamura “A movie that shows my whole life would include comedy and tragedy.” What would you do if you were approached by the dev […]

]]> 0 32143c165c57420177a61c9fef3161d7 MJ wrote a new blog post The Repeating Stories of “Men Who Punched Me in the Face” by Jennine Capó Crucet in the group BMCC Reads https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/bmccreads/?p=610 Wed, 16 Nov 2022 20:21:18 -0500 The Repeating Stories of “Men Who Punched Me in the Face” by Jennine Capó Crucet How to Leave Hialeah, a book written by Jennine Capó Crucet, is a mix of stories based on her experiences as a Cuban American as well […]

]]> 0 2f60465d0ec8dd8af3fe0fe87efbf152 MJ wrote a new blog post A Survivor's Journey in <em>milk and honey</em> by rupi kaur in the group BMCC Reads https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/bmccreads/?p=554 Fri, 28 Oct 2022 17:54:22 -0400 A Survivor's Journey in <em>milk and honey</em> by rupi kaur Milk and honey by rupi kaur is a book of several poems that follows rupi kaur’s healing journey. We get insight into the hurt she and her […]

]]> 0 b147833fcbf19046688f668c08471e92 MJ wrote a new blog post Seeing Both Sides in <em>The Tattooed Soldier</em> by Héctor Tobar in the group BMCC Reads https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/bmccreads/?p=487 Wed, 19 Oct 2022 15:46:24 -0400 Seeing Both Sides in <em>The Tattooed Soldier</em> by Héctor Tobar Two sides, one filled with guilt, loneliness and sorrow. The other filled with confusion, anger, and no remorse. One question: “Who is t […]

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