Studying in a school in which the students came from 74 different nationalities, it was fascinating for me growing up to see how my classmates and I grew so close to each other and appreciated the backgrounds of one another despite the fact that our ancestors were once at war. As part of my first blog post, I will begin by introducing myself. My name is Laith Fraijat, I am an 18 year old second year student looking to go into International Relations. As a Palestinian citizen of Jordan, who grew up in Dubai and studies in Canada, it’s fair to say that I am a product of Politics, History and Anthropology. Despite my love for Latin American music, food and culture, this is not the reason behind my interest in this course. As a Palestinian who hopes that my land will once again be a global model for peaceful coexistence, I decided to take Latin American Studies to discover what is it about the region which allows people of African, Iberian and Native American descent to coexists and work together to play some of the greatest soccer witnessed by man. I am taking Latin American Studies to give myself hope that although racism, violence and discrimination exists in my homeland between racial and religious groups, one day coexistence will prevail.