Shauna is the daughter of Marie and John Novicki, and Bill Harrison. She is a graduate of Stanford University (2000, BA Spanish and BA in Latin American Studies) and a graduate of UCLA (2006, MA Latin American Studies and MPH). She is currently in the PhD program at Johns Hopkins University. In her copious spare time, she teaches Pilates mat classes, spinning, and other fitness classes. She loves aerobics, yoga, Pilates, salsa dancing, and traveling.

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• UCLA Graduation, 2006
• Shauna's New Kitten
• Stanford Graduation 2000
• Shauna's Graduation Quilt
• Costa Rica Pictures

UCLA Graduation - 2006

On June 16, 2006, Shauna graduated from UCLA with a Masters in Latin American Studies and a Masters in Public Health. Here are a few pictures from the Public Health ceremony.

Shauna Harrison, MA/MPH	Gotta love that hood!!	Shauna with her very proud parents!
Shauna and Grandma	Shauna and Mom

Next up: a quick trip to Costa Rica and then on to Johns Hopkins in Baltimore, Maryland!

Shauna's New Kitten - 2001

Shauna and Tica	Tica loves to climb anything!

Shauna's Graduation from Stanford University--2000

Graduation was held at Stanford Stadium. Stanford's undergraduates enter the stadium in the traditional "Wacky Walk"--they wear all sorts of "interesting" attire with their caps and gowns. This year there were two Chinese dragons, two Stanford Trees, assorted unusual caps, streamers, balloons, and many carrying signs.

Shauna at Baccalaurate	Tiaras and feather boas-- the perfect attire for Wacky Walk! Shauna's boa is purple (of course!)
Shauna received her diploma at the departmental ceremony for Latin American Studies.	She's a Stanford Alumna!

Costa Rica Pictures--1998

In 1998, Shauna completed a semester at the Universidad Nacional in Heredia, Costa Rica and then traveled for a month. She was in Costa Rica almost six months! These were the first pictures she sent home and her original captions.

Home away from Home
	My bed and pictures on the wall (of course!) of all my loved ones? Looks a little sparce you say? Send me more! :-)	The private bath in my room! Cool paintings on the wall, huh?!	The new 'do! Now, it's grown out again
Shauna's Host Family
	My fam: (left to right) Monica (11), Sharon (5), Guido, Nicole (9), and Margarita	Las Hermanitas! My little sisters!	The sisters being silly! Gosh, I love them...	Mom and Dad dancing in the living room
Monteverde
	A white-faced something or other (I can't remember the name!) in Monteverde. At first there was this one. Then 5 minutes later there were at least 50!	A beautiful scene in Montverde. Postcard perfect if I do say so myself!	Me in the rainforest in Monteverde...	Swingin' from the trees...the Canopy Tour in Monteverde where I watched monkeys in a cloud forest as I balayed (sp?) on wires from tree to tree.
Panama
	The Costa Rica/Panama Border	A beautiful scene from Bocas del Toro	Four bathing beauties in a deserted lagoon in the old ranch of Manual Noriega in Bocas del Toro, Panama. What paradise!	Una catarrata (waterfall) in the Sarapiqui River. This was before we went white water rafting.
Tortuguero
	On our way to Tortuguero, we traveled on Rio San Juan, which is between Nicaragua and Costa Rica. We had to go through the border partol and get stamped. Just keep fillin' that passport!	View from our boat tour in Tortuguero.	A cayman crocodile. Close up shot, huh?! Good thing we were in the boat!	Another picture perfect scene, this time in Tortuguero.
Carnaval and the Indigenous Cultural Exposition
	Me, unshowered, unchanged, and without sleep outside the hotel where we left our stuff during Carnaval	Artesania from the indigenous cultural show. Mom would love to use these for her baskets, I'm sure!	An indigenous woman carving at the exposition	Some natural medicines and herbs of the indigenous