Hello, my name is Felix and I am a 3rd year economics student, and am planning on minoring in Spanish as well. I am from Fort Lauderdale Florida, and from there I have brought up my favorite hobby, surfing. Living in the Pacific Northwest has been a little harder due to the colder weather, but I have enjoyed the change in type of outdoor activities. During the summer I like to go on hikes in the mountains and surf at Tofino, and during the winter I snowboard, though I have only recently picked it up.<\/p>\n
To tie in literature to my little story about myself, I often like to bring books on my hikes to read with a nice view and calm ambiance. This class interested me because I’d like to expand my knowledge on literature from other languages, and since I’ve taken Spanish courses before, I think it will be a nice fit in my literary and linguistic interests. During the past few years, I have mostly read books about economic analysis, with a few fictional novels to alleviate the focus on real life statistics. I think that taking this course fits well into how my interests have recently been changing surrounding what I would like to read, so I’m excited to see how captivated I get by the texts presented in this course.<\/p>\n
I honestly didn’t do much research into this course besides reading the brief summary before adding it to my worklist, since I prefer a surprise on the books and passages we will be reading. After looking over the course website a little deeper though, I’m expecting to enjoy this course. In my past Spanish courses I have heard a few of these authors mentioned, so I am interested in learning more about them and their texts. The past Spanish classes I took mostly focused on ability to write, read, and speak Spanish, with the rest focusing on Spanish culture as a whole. While I have learned about Hispanic traditions and regional dialects from many different countries in Central and South America, this will be the first course I take that focuses solely on Spanish literature. Even though the passages that we will be reading are translated, I’m still interested in the different type of meanings and “vibes” that will be found from the texts we are going to read.<\/p>\n
For my question: If you were to read an entire book in one sitting, what environment would you choose to read it in?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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