Hi.
My name is Shan — you can call me whatever and however you like, and I would be glad if you give me a nickname too — it is always a pain for me who has “decidophobia” to choose a name for myself, so I wisely leave this task to you lol.
I am a third-year student in the faculty of Arts, and majored in Medieval Studies with a minor of Philosophy. Different from what my sister warned me:”you should choose a major that benefits you the most.”, I choose what I am interested in the most, and I am glad I have chose it. I really like all the historical facts that happened hundreds and thousands years ago and the epic literature they produced based on their own culture at a time, as well as those religious beliefs and philosophical arguments from ancient Greek times.
Apart from my studies, I’ve found that I’m not really the type of person who has a specific hobby, which sometimes makes me wonder whether this is because I don’t know myself very well:,(. I don’t mind spending an entire day at home doing nothing, and I don’t get bored easily. However, I do have something I like, and I would say that is “birds”! I like almost all kinds of birds, but maybe I should apologize to parrot lovers — I am sorry! Parotes are the only kind I don’t quite like:( Actually, I really enjoy stopping to watch or lure birds whenever I pass by them, and simply seeing their reactions brings me a great deal of joy.
One of my friend recommended this course to me, and as soon as I heard of it, I was interested in it already. And the further I went through the readings we need to read this term, the more I was surprised — they all seem to be so interesting! So I decided to take this course, and I was glad there was still a seat available for me to join. After looking through all the readings on the list, I wish I could have time to read every single one of them!
I really liked the way the lecture described Romance languages, especially how linguistics is linked to literature and how these fields are divided up and how they connected with one another. Also, the relationship and the perspectives reframed the history into a more diverse dynamic rather than a linear throughout line. By reading those translation, I could not only learn what the author said in his work, but also glimpse the perspectives of the translator since the translator would inevitably put their own interpretations (sometimes biases!) into their work as well, so these all help me to form an idea of a time, and how different periods of time interacted.
01/16/2026