Hey everyone!
Nice to meet you all. My name is Emma, and I am looking forward to getting to know everyone over the next couple of months.
I grew up in Alberta, and have lived in Vancouver for just over 2 and a half years now. So far, it’s been really great and I am really enjoying my time at UBC. Currently, I am minoring in International Relations, but I hope to switch that to my major this year because I enjoyed all the classes I have taken towards it so much! (wish me luck getting in, I will need it) Requirements for IR include “area studies,” which are interdisciplinary groups of classes focused on one geographical region. I (enthusiastically) chose to study South America, which is why am I taking this course. Latin American Studies appealed to me specifically based on the brief time I spent learning South American history in previous classes. I am particularly fascinated by movements for self-determination, though I also am interested in history as it pertains to “small” events in every-day life.
Outside of academia, I really enjoy reading, caring for my plants, and getting deeply invested in television to an unjustifiable degree (if anyone has thoughts on The Sopranos…. PLEASE tell me).
Cheers and see you Wednesday,
Emma
Hi Emma! Would love to here more about your past and future travels!
Isabella
Hi Isabella,
I’ve done some travelling in Europe- mainly Italy, Germany, France, Spain, and a few days here and there in some other countries. Last summer I was lucky enough to study History and Geography in Rome and I had an amazing time!
Other than Europe, I also was able to visit Japan, and have been to Mexico a couple of times with my family- we always have a great time there. I am really hoping to do more travelling in the next couple of years, and would like to visit Peru and Costa Rica in the future (although, honestly, I would like to go just about everywhere).
I’d love to hear any travel stories/recommendations you might have as well! Please let me know 🙂
Hello, it’s nice to meet you. As a fellow reader, I’m curious as to what kind of books you read and if you have any reccomendations.
Andrew
Hey Andrew,
I mostly read fiction. Right now I am reading “The Idiot” by Elif Batuman and enjoying it a lot! I’d also recommend “Cloud Cuckoo Land” by Anthony Doerr, one of my favorite reads from last year 🙂