Nichole Tiernan, studying at Florida International University, with thoughts and reflections on coffee, Coffea arabica. Background Music: “Carefree” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Kate Douthat, studying at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, with thoughts and reflections on wild bergamot, or Monarda fistulosa Background Music: “Carefree” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Betsabe Castro-Escobar, studying at the University of California, Berkeley with thoughts and reflections on the common rue, or Ruta graveolens Background Music: “Carefree” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Lynnaun Johnson, studying at Northwestern University and Chicago Botanic Garden with thoughts and reflections on vanilla orchid, or Vanilla planifolia. Background Music: “Carefree” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Sarick Matzen, studying at The University of California, Berkeley with thoughts and reflections on lousewort, elephant’s head, and other Pedicularis species. Background Music: “Carefree” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/