Hi my name is Daniel Pliego and I am a first year student. I was born and raised in the north of Mexico City, where I lived my whole life before moving to Canada. I am planning to major in Mathematics and probably do a minor in commerce but I am in bachelor of arts and because of this I am required to complete the literature requirements.
In order to do that, I decided to take this class to complete that requirement and at first I was not that sure about that decision. This is because, I did not have the biggest idea of what Romance Studies meant and I actually thought that it had to do with the languages that come from the roman empire (Spanish, French, Italian and Portuguese) and since I already know Spanish and I am also learning French. I thought it would be a great idea to take this class.
When I first saw what this class was about, I was not super happy as I am not the biggest reader, even though I have always wanted to get more into it. But because of this, I believe that this class will be a great challenge for me, as it will challenge me to read more books which, as said before, is one of the things that I would like to do more. So I’m going to try to challenge myself to read the most amount of books that I feel is good for me which makes me really excited about this class as it is now seen by me as a challenge and not only as a literature requirement. Another thing that excites me about this class is that there are a few books that were originally written in Spanish and I am not sure why, but I am excited to read those books.
Hi Daniel! Nice to meet you 🙂 I also am taking this class for the literary requirement (and also due to my interest in languages and literature). It’s awesome that you’re challenging yourself! I hope you’re enjoying first year so far, and best of luck with your semester.
Hi Daniel! I am also a first year student! A major in math and a minor in commerce sounds very interesting!! I personally am hoping to major in political science. I chose this course for my requirement as well, but I was pleasantly surprised that it included so much reading! It’s cool that you are now looking at this class as a fun challenge instead of an obligation and I hope that you are able to get the challenge that you want from it. It’s also awesome that you are able to read certain books in the original Spanish haha 🙂
Hey Daniel, I chose this course for the requirement too and I find it very interesting to read texts and share ideas with others. It is good to know that you want to challenge yourself to read more books as there is definitely lots of books to get through. Good luck in first year and have a happy reading!
Hello Daniel, nice meeting you! I’m also a first year student in arts taking this course as my literature requirement. Just like you, I also speak Spanish and a little bit of French, therefore I chose this course as the more appealing one of the many, not knowing that a lot of people also chose this course based on the same reason! Good luck on this course man!