Author Archives: Valentina

Now that GALA is over it’s time to get ready for Imagine. As a MUG Leader, the thing I’ll be looking forward the most (after meeting my mugees, of course) is the rally. GO ARTS !! We’ll be LOUD and … Continue reading →

If you’re an international student you’re probably already here. Isn’t it great? You’ve probably noticed the hundreds of students wearing “I am UBC” shirt: all volunteers. And all here to make this orientation an amazing experience for you. A few … Continue reading →

the one that thinks is the one that looses I have spent four months back in reality. I had seen Lisandro’s show a few times. It was a representation of a Kakchiquel traditional/religious dance. He, in his less than 30 … Continue reading →

♥ – – – – Apart from being Forlanland, Uruguay is also cow heaven. Someone told me that there are 4 cows for every person and looking at the amount of meat that they eat I have to say I … Continue reading →

This weekend Guatemala was hit by tropical storm Agatha. You can read about it in the news. I’ll copy some of my notes to give you an idea of what it was like… Keep in mind that my town was … Continue reading →

Great! You made the right choice. When I was calling Arts prospective students the most common question I got was “what’s your favorite thing about UBC?” Well… it’s the size, and all the opportunities that you get because of it. … Continue reading →

I’m done with my first year!!! It was an amazing year, but I’ll write more about that after packing and enjoying the last few days of Vancouver :D

How many people can say that they chose who was going to build the SUB? YOU can! Vote for the firm that will construct our new SUB… Check out this awesome coverage of the candidates by Crystal. Also, if it’s … Continue reading →

But not just any houses. These houses are the houses to which slum dwellers and homeless people in South African World Cup cities are being reallocated. Or, better put, reallocated by force. In a country with the history of South … Continue reading →