Hi everyone:) my name is Grace and I’m in my second academic year at UBC. My major is psychology and I plan to minor in creative writing. I was born in Victoria on Vancouver Island and loved growing up in such a beautiful place. I live right by the beach, and the ocean will forever have a very special place in my heart. I’m the middle child, with an older sister and younger brother who I am close with and whom I love very much. My sister is in a part responsible for my love of books, as she would read to me before bed and encourage me to read the books she loved. My family is also extremely close and we do family dinners every Sunday at my Grandma’s house. I also love all things jewelry and work at a local jewelry store where I get to make some of the stuff we sell and be around beautiful things when I work. I honestly don’t have much of a plan for after graduation, but I know I want to do some travelling and maybe Au Pair in France to work on my French. I might go to grad school later to become a counselor, but I’m undecided! I’m also planning to go on exchange next year to London! I would definitely classify myself as a book person and reached my goal to read 30 books in 2023 (my goal for 2024 is 40!).<\/p>\n
I love to write and read and heard that this class is set up nicely so all the readings don’t seem too overwhelming. I mostly read fiction, like fantasy and mystery, and I’m both looking forward to and nervous about reading more sophisticated books. I’m expecting to be challenged, but hopefully, with the practice of reading these types of books, I’ll improve with each one. I also took French all throughout school and so have a little experience with one of the “romance languages” so I’m curious to see if that will benefit me in any way!<\/p>\n
In response to the videos on Romance Studies, one phrase that stuck out to me was that romance languages were “Latin’s bastards’ offspring”. I thought it was funny but also interesting. Without the dissolving of power of the Roman Empire and the breakdown of the use of Latin, we wouldn’t have French, Spanish, or Italian. They all have roots in Latin, but all formed to become different things. When Professor Beasley-Murray posed the question “Where is the Romance World?”, my first thoughts went to Italy or France, thinking of stories like Romeo and Juliet. But in reality, there is no “romance world”. It has no territory and therefore no true definition. In learning this, I am very curious to explore more about what actually constitutes romance studies and how they are classified. Overall, I’m looking forward to this class!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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