Category: Introductions

(i tried to add an introduction to my first post but it failed, so i’ll try again this time.)

Hola a todos. Me llamo Angell. I came to Canada as an international student when I was 18 (i know it’s kind of late for language learning though) & studied english and business in kwantlen college, & then I transferred to UBC to study Econ and Span in order to get a bachelor. Although not many Asian students take Span courses, i want to study it because it’s a very useful foreign language in addition to English. My first language is Mandarin, and although it’s kind of weird to learn a 3rd language through the 2nd language, it helps me a lot because Span & Engl share many similarities. This class might be the most interesting one because i like watching movies 🙂

Hola! My name is Marianne and I am a third year English Literature student. I am also very bad with computers (Ipods hate me and my computer cries at night) so this is my second attempt at posting my introduction. Perhaps I should have saved it, but us Lit students don’t anticipate errors and are too trusting of our abilities.
I was born in Venezuela in 1988 (No, I do not like Chavez), and moved here when I was 8. During highschool I went to school in Powell River, which is basically the quentisential small town, and got out right after graduation. The only thing Powell River has that’s impressive, besides an abnormally high teen pregnancy rate, is the oldest (or one of the oldest) theatres in Canada: it was built in 1913. It’s even open and running, though the chairs haven’t been replaced, which makes for an uncomfortable and numbing movie experience.
As I see the art of rhetoric in films, I am very interested in films which contain poetic and thematic elements. And as a patriotic latin person, I felt that this class would emalgate these two passions for me.
I cannot think of a Latin film I like more than Pan’s Labyrinth because of its imagery and deepness in meaning. But I have to admit that my favourite movie of all time is probably Full Metal Jacket, which is surprising for a girl especially since I can barely explain why I like it so much.
Hope to see you all in class, Chao!

Hello everyone! my name is Yuhan and I am a fourth year student. I study both Spanish and English. I moved to Canada when I was in grade 7. I am taking Spanish because I love to travel. When I was younger, I also wanted to be a translator too. However, now I found it to be more challenging then I had thought lol. I love watching movies!

Hmm, I also go by Andie so if Yuhan is too hard to remember or pronounce, I’ll respond to Andie as well.

Cheerio!
Yuhan

Hi, My name is Carolina. I am a third year Biochemistry major. I am an international student from Colombia. I am really not sure about what I want to do with my life becuase I really like science and literature and I have not been able to find a way to do both. I am really exited about this course and I hope to learn something.

AND MY NAME IS DEVIN.
I forgot.

4th year Film Studies Major.
Moved to Seville, Spain at the age of 3, then moved away to live in Canada at 7.
Used to speak spanish but lost the language completely.
Hoping some films might spark that trapped knowledge.
Yeah yeah yeah.

So, this is round two with this blog. Please ignore any previous entries, they’re all from SPAN312.
My name is Rose Finn, and I’m from Portland, Oregon. I’m a creative writing major, but I’m looking into a Spanish minor, because I’ve been taking Spanish classes since I was in seventh grade, and my family is a group of JeMexicans (a phrase I coined). My dad and his siblings were all born in Mexico, and his siblings were raised there, while by the time my dad was five, his Jewish parents up and moved to Milwaukee, Wisconson. So there you have it- JewMexicans. They all speak fluent Spanish, especially my aunt who runs a bilingual school in Chicago and married an Ecuadorian.
The readings thus far are interesting, although it’s always difficult for me to sift through the academic jargon that overpowers academic articles. In my program, my initial focus was on screenplay, so I’m hoping this class will provide a whole new take on film, which already it’s shaping up that way. I found it interesting in the Monsivais reading about how Mexican cinema has been sociological rather than artistic, which would make a lot of sense, given it’s blatant social problems. I’m fascinated and intrigued with Mexican culture, though it happens to be a third world country, and there are certain malfunctions of a society that go with that title. I was in Mexico last February, and I noticed how there are virtually no regulations with workers’ compensation, when workdays are permitted to start and end, alcohol, and many other facets of society that are highly regulated in Canada and the US.

Hi everyone,
My name is Max, I’m a third year student doing a double major in geography and spanish. I’ve never taken a film course before, so I’m looking forward to this class to expand my horizon.

I grew up in Montreal, lived in Toronto and finished high school in Philadelphia, and now live in Vancouver.

My name is Jordi and I am currently a 2nd year student at UBC.
I am pursuing a BA in arts majoring in Spanish.

I tried to set up a blog in Live Journal, but it wouldn’t let me put long titles in my favorite music of interests. So this is about me:

My name is Mario Fasce. I was born January 5th. I am a second year Arts students that is going to major in Film, psychology and possibly minor in Commerce. I was born in Lima Peru and attended the american FDR school of Lima. Here are some random facts about me that can’t be found on my facebook:

My favorite music: Kings of Leon, Matchbox 20, the killers, Ted Leo & the pharmacists, the hall effect, counting crows, Rolling Stones, Aerosmith, Houston Calls, Cartel, Daft Punk. Oh and anything that comes out of Disney.
En espaniol: Juan Luis Guerra, Ricardo Arjona, Joaquin Sabina, los autenticos decadentes, pedro suarez vertiz, Daddy Yankee, Wisin & Yandel, Rakim y Ken-y, Los Rabanes, gianmarco, libido, Carlos Baute. .

I dont like onions or lettuce.
I like strawberries and cheesecake.
My favorite food is Ravioli.

Books in English: Harry Potter, Hamlet, Little Dorrit, The visit, Great expectations, Betrayal, The lover, Sleuth.
En espanol: Cien anos de soledad, La casa de los espiritus, Cronica de una muerte anunciada, Yo amo a mi mami, Los ultimos dias de la prensa, Los arboles mueren de pie, La fiesta del chivo, el alquimista (aunque ese libro fue originalmente en portugues).

We’re supposed to introduce ourselves…and I don’t really know what to write…My name is Elena, and I’m a music and Spanish major. I guess I’m interested in cinema courses because as a musician I’ve had to analyse/study a lot of different styles of music from different cultures and look at them from different perspectives… and cinema to me is similar to music with all of the many components and layers, except that music is mostly conveyed through sound, and so is cinema, but obviously it is also really visual. Of course there are a lot of other differences, but I can see the similarities too, so on one hand, I don’t think that studying cinema will be much different from what I’m used to (though I could be wrong), but I also know that it will offer a lot of new challenges. Anyways, I guess that’s my introduction for now.

Hola a todos. Me llamo Angell.
I came to Canada as an international student when I was 18 (i know it’s kind of late for language learning though) & studied english and business in kwantlen college, & then I transferred to UBC to study Econ and Span in order to get a bachelor. Although not many Asian students take Span courses, i want to study it because it’s a very useful foreign language in addition to English.
My first language is Mandarin, and although it’s kind of weird to learn a 3rd language through the 2nd language, it helps me a lot because Span & Engl share many similarities. This class might be the most interesting one because i like watching movies 🙂