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