Author Archives: annabelle

About annabelle

Hello! My name is Ann and as of last month I am a UBC student in the Faculty of Land and Food Systems. I am in the GRS program but haven't yet commited myself to any specific region or resource specialty. The personality test I took last week told me I'm bad at making decisions.....I don't like to commit to anything until the last minute.......but I think the real problem is I'm interested in SO many things! Anyways background info : from a small town in the interior called Grand Forks and no it is not in Alberta of the US, it is in BC. I've spent my four years out of hgh school in various places such as France, Victoria, Canary Islands, Portugal, and lots of Grand Forks in the summe time. I like trees and penguins, books and grape vines, art and science. I hope you enjoy reading my thoughts.

Moonlight on Tiles: Thoughts on Amulet

Posted on February 12, 2026 by annabelle

The first two lines of Amulet that I read were the first, as I opened the book, and the last, as I flipped to see how many pages I should pace myself for each day this week: “This is going to be a horror story” (p. 1) and “And that song is our amulet” (p. […] Continue reading →

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Who is Jean Valjean?

Posted on February 5, 2026 by annabelle

Les Misérables, Victor Hugo, page 74-120 At the end of the last section, we were introduced to Fantine, a young mother who has to leave her daughter, Cosette, with a cruel family; Monsieur Madeleine, the beloved new mayor of Fantine’s hometown who promises to get Cosette back; and Inspector Javert, who assures M. Madeleine that […] Continue reading →

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Back to Bolaño

Posted on January 28, 2026 by annabelle

As I cozied up to start the next section of The Savage Detectives, I was very curious to see where the story would take me. I want to know what happens to Lupe, and I wonder how Garcia Madero will continue to mature. At first, I felt a bit lost in this new narrators and […] Continue reading →

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Blog 3: Redemption in Les Misérables

Posted on January 21, 2026 by annabelle

Going into my reading, all I knew about Les Misérables was the blurb on the back – which promises a “spine-tingling chase” through the sewers of Paris! I chose to read the first chapter, called An Upright Man, (page 1-34) of the first section, called Fantine. The story begins in a small Alpine town where […] Continue reading →

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RMST Weekly Blog 2: The Savage Detectives

Posted on January 15, 2026 by annabelle

They say not to judge a book by its cover – and in this case, that’s pretty easy: the cover doesn’t give away much! I do like the black on white and the disrupting lines, very arresting…anyway, on to the reading! I was interested in how the story started in a university setting – a […] Continue reading →

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RMST 495 1 – Hello!

Posted on January 9, 2026 by annabelle

Hello everyone! My name is Annabelle, and I am a fourth-year French student. I was born in Vancouver, grew up speaking English, took French through high school, and started in FREN 301 at UBC four years ago. Being a French major is cool – I’ve gotten to try poutine downtown, analyse Québec culture through comics […] Continue reading →

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Hello world!

Posted on January 7, 2026 by annabelle

Welcome to UBC Blogs. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start blogging!
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