Hi, I’m Stephanie Kletas. I’m a fourth year student studying a major in Spanish and a minor in Latin American Studies. I am from Vancouver and have lived all my life here. Being part Mexican and having been exposed to the culture from a young age has made me highly interested in learning about Latin American culture, literature and politics. I am looking forward to this class as I will be exposed to another group of authors with a different cultural background that I have never been exposed to. It will be interesting to read and learn about Latino communities and how they have created their identity, culture and community in the United States.