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 Hi everyone!! I'm Deeba, and I'm in 3rd year, studying International Relations. I'm taking this course because of the literature requirement primarily, but also because I took RMST 202 last year with some of you and it was fun enough for me to do... read full post >>

 Hi everyone!! I'm Deeba, and I'm in 3rd year, studying International Relations. I'm taking this course because of the literature requirement primarily, but also because I took RMST 202 last year with some of you and it was fun enough for me to do... read full post >>

Hi everyone! My name is Julienne and I’m a 3rd year Psychology major. I was born and raised in the Philippines, and moved here in 2019. I have been working since, and got back into university in 2021. I already did my undergrad back home, majoring in Organizational Communication. My hobbies include watching movies, trying […] read full post >>

Hello everyone! I’m Nandita, and I’m a fourth year philosophy major who’s taken a similar course with Jon last year and loved it enough to take another. Part of why I joined this course is also because I’ve become an avid reader, and I want to be exposed more to literature I wouldn’t normally come […] read full post >>

I must admit that I have contracted a strange feeling of déjà vu, beginning once more with a system of blogs familiar to these eyes following a similar Romance Studies course taken last year; however, with a change in subject and a more focused look at a single genre, my interest has been fully renewed for […] read full post >>

Hello everyone! My name is Shade Wong, and I am a fourth-year student majoring in computer engineering at UBC. It’s pretty obvious from my major that I am not one of those avid readers you would expect to be taking this course. In fact, I believe the last time I picked up and finished reading … Continue reading Week 1: Why Am I Here? read full post >>

Hello to everybody! My name is Julia Wouters, and I'm now in my third year at UBC, pursuing psychology. This course fulfills my requirement for literature in Arts, which is why I'm taking this course :). I'm excited and anxious to study and read new li... read full post >>

Hello to everybody! My name is Julia Wouters, and I'm now in my third year at UBC, pursuing psychology. This course fulfills my requirement for literature in Arts, which is why I'm taking this course :). I'm excited and anxious to study and read new li... read full post >>

Hi! My name is Alizey Sultan, and I am a second year student. I am planning (and hoping) to major in Political Science and Philosophy with a minor in Law & Society. My goal is to become a lawyer, who specializes in family law because I like the idea of working with family issues and…corporate […] read full post >>

Hi everyone ☺︎I am Chiko Yamamoto, a 4th-year student at UBC, studying human geography 🌏The reason I began to explore my interest in Latin American culture is because of my name. Chiko (chico) means little boy in Spanish, and my parents had no ide... read full post >>