Being an international student in the United States opens many opportunities and it is an exciting experience. However, studying abroad also means experiencing challenges.

Vanessa Antonakakis, a Human and Health Performance student, talks about the pros and cons she found during her years at Westchester Community College and how she keeps working to achieve her goals.

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• Print: There is a short introduction to Camila Mendes’s health. The story is based on a podcast episode of “Going Mental”, and it is based mostly on quotations from this podcast.

• Audio: No audio attached
• Video: There is a 1 minute video of story related to Riverdale’s protagonist, but not relevant to Camila Mendes’s situation. I do not consider this important for the story.
• Interactivity: As you start reading this story you can see Camila’s photo and a “Subscribe” link to the magazine. There are 4 different ways to share this article on another platforms (Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter, email) and also 5 different hyperlinks about Camila talking in different articles and years. Lastly, there are 3 “related” links that hyperlink you to articles about her.

MAIN NEWS ELEMENTS:
•INTEREST: Camila Mendes is a famous actress whose show is very popular among teenagers. I consider this story interesting because her fans would like to know more information about her and her health.

•USEFULNESS: Camila talked about eating disorders and how she used to observed each part of her body in disgust. This story is helpful for teenagers and adults that relate to this situation or people who follow her. She explains how she improved her eating behavior with her nutritionist.

SUB NEWS ELEMENTS:
•Impact: Many women and men have eating disorders since childhood and this story reflects how this disease affected her during her life.
•Prominence: Camila Mendes is a famous person.