Hello Everyone! My name is Martha Galán and I am a fourth year sociology student. I am looking forward to this class and incorporating art into the sciences. Working at a school, I believe that by visually stimulating students with any given subject, it really intrigues them to any subject that in other words would be considered "boring." Coming from a performing arts background, I have learned to incorporate arts into many different areas of academia to make it more entertaining. As for the two different cultures at UCLA, many of us use it in our everyday language. We refer to buildings and common areas to "north campus" and "south campus". The same goes for other aspects of life. We separate our worlds very differently and act differently in those worlds. I think one of the most reoccurring is the difference between American culture and my Mexican culture. Of course my definition of American culture dwindles down to white culture and the assimilation to white culture, but nonetheless its still a culture I have been a part of. On the other hand is my Mexican culture I associate very closely with. Growing up I was always encouraged to learn about history and both of my cultures. As time went on, the difference between the two became more and more apparent. Then in college, Chicano culture was introduced to me. Within this realization, I started believing there could be a possible happy medium between the two. As I get older, I do associate more with the Mexican culture and it arts but I associate more with American values. There will always be an overlap and separation at the same time, but in the end both cultures are a part of me on a daily basis.