MaKayla Hart

The University of Missouri school mascot stands in front of a cheering student section at a football game against Georgia.

Truman the Tiger poses with the student section at Missouri's game against Georgia at Memorial Stadium, on Oct. 1, 2022, in Columbia.

A teenage girl stretches in pigeon pose on a concrete platform.

María José Jiménez stretches in a variation of pigeon pose on April 11, 2022, in Monteverde, Costa Rica.

A teenager smiles slightly at the camera on a patio in front of greenery.

Sati Alfaro Navarro poses for a portrait on April 12, 2022 in Monteverde, Costa Rica.

Menyon Ricketts, a resident of Columbia Square Apartments, leaves balloons and flowers in front of the damaged complex on Wednesday, December 14, 2022, in Columbia. “I literally just talked to them yesterday,” she said. “That saddens me.”

A woman rests her head on her backpack and sleeps on the city bus.

Cierra Murdock sleeps on the gold route on the way back downtown Saturday, September 24, 2022, in Columbia. “I like it, it’s free service,” Murdock said. “It saves gas, it saves money, and it’s safe.”

A little girl holding a sign that reads 'I love you Daddy' is held by her father as he gives her a kiss on the cheek.

Kinsley Pharr (left) is held by her father Brandon after Missouri Task Force 1 returns home Wednesday, October 12, 2022, in Columbia. “I missed school to come see him,” said Kinsley.

Seven young ballet dancers stand at the edge of their studio and relax before they take turns dancing across the floor.

The dancers of Mariam Villalobos Vilanova's studio stand in line watching each other rehearse specific ballet movements across the floor on March 31, 2022, in Monteverde, Costa Rica. They practice two at a time at first, before taking turns dancing on their own. Comparison is something all of the students struggle with at times, but they remind themselves of their strengths to move past it. “You see other girls doing that thing that is really hard for you and you’re like ‘I want to do that!’ Freysi Arce said. “But I think at the end I just try to keep in mind that I’m unique and I can do things by myself too.”

Construction workers stand on the structure they're working on in neon vests and helmets.

Construction continues on the new football practice facility at the University of Missouri on Oct. 5, 2022 in Columbia. The $33-million facility is being funded through private donations.

A man places his hands on his head while standing in the ocean as a wave approaches him.

A man wades in the ocean at Samara Beach in Costa Rica.

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