Hey class! My name is Javier and I joined class a little late but better late than never!! I am excited to learn about Latin American culture as I have some ties to that area of the world with my family originally being from Cuba. I am new to this blogging world so go easy on me at the start! Look forward to a fun semester!
Hi fellow classmates! My name is Mercy and this is my blog. I’m a first year arts student and very excited about this course.
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My name is Laura Lopez, I´m an exchange student from Mexico. My major in Mexico is Industrial Engineer but here I´m studying in Arts.
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With my enthusiasm to pave an identity, I opted to or was forced to learn other languages besides Turkish in order to determine what identity is in other cultures to somehow develop an understanding of my own. English was learned by watching 60s and 70s T.V. shows (I Dream of Jeanie, Happy Days) with my grandmother (obviously, it was her that was the queen of the remote) while we lived in Atlanta. French was forced upon me by my parents during the early times of being a freshly landed eager immigrant, where they try and embrace every single aspect of ‘culture’ (or non-culture), before realizing that there wasn’t anything special about it in the first place. Finally (and still currently in progress) learning Portuguese and Spanish were more decisive choices influenced and originating from my closest friend whose views on latinidad as a lifestyle, raison d’être or whichever clichéd phrase you want to call it fascinated me because of its certainty. This version of latinidad, being the antithesis of “Turkish”, East meets West, Secular meets Religious, European vs. Middle Eastern (i.e. Identity Crisis), is particularly alluring because of its unwavering confidence.
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Second year, faculty of science. Currently undecided on a science major (all the options are so attractive). Once decided, I’ll pursue either a double major or dual degree on some topic in science with latin american studies (since “B.A and B.Sc in______” is more aurally impressive).
hi all, I was born and raised in São Paulo (Brazil). I studied at a small swiss school that felt like my backyard, where I developed as a really outgoing and talkative child, which gave me a hard time to adjust to some of the swiss strict rules of discipline. I grew up around friends that identify themselves as hybrids of culture, often times making evident their passion to the brazilian way in some of the bittersweet goodbyes throughout school. I have long been interested in human geography and environmental issues -even though I definitely don’t have a science directed mind. I moved to Vancouver for my university studies because I searched for more peaceful surroundings that would help me concentrated on my studies. São Paulo, is a lively city with a population of 19million people, a hand-full for someone interested in geography… For some reason I felt this drive to head north and I learned much of how brazilian I am after coming here. My academic interests are in human geography, latin american studies and anthropology. I find Latin American culture and history fascinating, vibrant and diverse. I feel eager to study other LA countries in more depth and plan more travels to come…
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Hi my name is Jean Sebastien Pourcelot and I’m a second year archaeology and Latin American studies major. I come from Panama and I’m interested in learning and understanding more about the culture of the region.
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My name is Maite Fernandez. I am a French student in exchange here for one year. I study political and social sciences in France and i am especially interested in sociology and anthropology. Generally speaking I like the Latin American area and i would like to know more about it. I am also learning Spanish.
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Hello, my name is Jonah Erickson and I am a first year Arts student at the University of British Columbia. This blog will be written in order to keep track with reading material, while enabling myself to express reactions, questions and understandings of weekly readings for my Latin American Studies 201 class.
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My name is Anna Marieke Voorhoeve. Im taking Last 201 and this is my test blog entry!
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Hey! My name is Andrea, and I’m a first year Arts student. I’m looking forward to this class! 🙂
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Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Kayo Homma-Komori and I’m a fourth year Marketing/International Business student. Last year I took LAST 100 Introduction to Latin American Studies and absolutely fell in love with all things Latin American. I’ve just returned from studying abroad in Barcelona, Spain where I learned many things about Spanish culture. I am now looking forward to learning more about Latin American culture. Looking forward to a great class with you all!
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I’m Florence. I’m a french student in exchange at UBC for one year. I study political sciences in Paris. Last semester I attended the class “Introduction to Latin America studies”. I like this area and I’ve planned to spend some months in Mexico and Chile before returning to France.
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My name is Rhiannon Latimer and I had to make a blog for my class at UBC. I am a 4th year Arts student majoring in Psychology but really enjoy taking courses outside of my Major, which is the reason I’m taking Pop Culture in Latin America. I’m excited about this blog thing, we’ll see how it goes!
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My name is Emily and I am a third year student at UBC and am from the San Francisco bay area. I am studying sociology and anthropology, and am regionally very interested in learning more about Latin America. I took a class with Jon last semester and really enjoyed it and his funny banter, of for that, I am back for more. I look forward to getting to know everyone! See you in class.
Emily
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Hey guys, my name is Tory Cundiff and I’m a third-year Latin American Studies major. I’m from Kansas City which is a pretty homogeneous place, so I found Vancouver and especially UBC really refreshing. It seems like we have a pretty diverse class, so I look forward to getting to know everyone and learning from all the different points of view this class has to offer!
Coming from Costa Rica, I’m very interested in seeing the different ways Latin America is viewed and presented.
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My name is Rommel Fernandez, I’m from Costa Rica this is my 2 term here in UBC, I’ve been here since august and I’m a Science student.
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My name is Salvador Madrid. I am from Mexico. I am an International Relations major, and I am looking forward graduating this upcoming May. I hope this blog goes well. Looking forward getting to know all of you a little bit better.
Cheers,
Salv
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My name is Jesus J. Lozano Villarreal I’m an exchange student, I come from Monterrey, Nuevo Leon Mexico that is located just below Texas. I’ll be here for one year then I’ll return to Mexico to finish my studies.