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Greetings fellow classmates! My name is Adrian, and I’m a fourth-year student pursuing a combined degree in Economics and Statistics, with a minor in Data Science. While my primary academic focus revolves around quantitative analysis and predictive modeling, I have always been deeply fascinated by the qualitative narratives that shape human societies. This is what […] read full post >>

The Ridington Room has great reading chairs with an outside view, an old school room with imposing portraits and silence! read full post >>

Hi everyone, My immediate reaction post-Proust reading is that I’m confused but I think I understand the gist of it. Throughout the text, I found myself lost at many points and when I thought I was getting into a flow, I would realize I was completely misinterpreting or missing details. So I ended up circling … Continue reading proust read full post >>

To start off, I think “Combray” was an excellent choice for our first text in this course. At the beginning, I was utterly confused and lost. Yet, the story seemed somewhat familiar due to its use of sleep and childhood. It does a beautiful job at inviting readers with an experience they most likely have […] read full post >>

Hello, fellow literature enthusiast, and welcome to my blog. My name is Ana Nikolic, and I am currently a fourth-year student at the University of British Columbia, majoring in International… read full post >>

Hello all, I’m Nerissa, a third year psychology major with a business minor. read full post >>

Hii everyone!! My name is Joy 🙂 and I am from China. I am 3rd year psychology student. I was born in april, yes, I really like Sakura! I am taking this course in order to fulfill my literature requirement. Still, I am also genuinely interested in learning more about languages, culture, and how literature […] read full post >>

Hi everyone!! Lovely to meet you all. A little bit about myself! My name is Tripti. I’m from Thailand, and yes, I don’t look like I am, but I assure you I am not fooling you. I’m in my fifth year studying Psychology and Business Management through the B+MM program. I absolutely love studying and […] read full post >>

Hello all! I was really stretching it when I decided to start this assignment this close to the deadline, but I remembered that it was supposed to be a “looser” deadline since it’s the start of the week, so prof, please forgive me 🙂 I’m Quizzy, but you can call me Qui or Izzy in […] read full post >>

Hi everyone! My name is Jasmine and I’m currently a double major in Political Science and Sociology. To be honest, one of my biggest expectations for this course is that it’s going to be challenging for me. I’m not naturally a huge reader, and I know this class is going to involve a lot of […] read full post >>