Student Blogs

Hi everyone! My name is Sam Makkar and I am a fourth year at UBC studying Sociology! I was born and raised in Abbotsford, BC, so not too far out from Vancouver. In Abbotsford, I was raised by immigrant parents who worked so hard to give me the life I live now. My mom was […] read full post >>

Hi everyone, welcome to my blog! My name is Xinrui Wang and you can also call me Shirley. I am excited to join this class and meet you guys. Let me briefly introduce myself first.I come from China and this is my third year in UBC. I am in the facu... read full post >>

Hi everyone, welcome to my blog! My name is Xinrui Wang and you can also call me Shirley. I am excited to join this class and meet you guys. Let me briefly introduce myself first.I come from China and this is my third year in UBC. I am in the facu... read full post >>

Hello everyone! My name is Ren Koyama. I’m a fourth-year Arts student majoring in Political Science and minoring in Sociology. I was born and raised in Tokyo, Japan but I came to Vancouver in grade 10 and graduated high school here in Vancouver. In my free time, I love watching sports, especially baseball and UFC, […] read full post >>

Hi, my name is Prathyush. This is my second year at UBC in the faculty of arts. I plan to major in History, with a minor in Law and Society. I’m an Indian international student from Dubai, UAE with an unwavering passion for all things art. My favourite things to do are larp as a …

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 Hello, my name is Alex La Vecchia, I'm a first-year student here at UBC currently in arts. I was born and raised in Ottawa Canada. I'm a massive sports guy and I'm on the UBC football team, I have also played hockey my entire life. I come fr... read full post >>

 Hello, my name is Alex La Vecchia, I'm a first-year student here at UBC currently in arts. I was born and raised in Ottawa Canada. I'm a massive sports guy and I'm on the UBC football team, I have also played hockey my entire life. I come fr... read full post >>

Hello all. My name is Finn, and this is my first year at UBC, majoring in psychology. I grew up in California, and I came here because I love Vancouver and I have Canadian citizenship, meaning I pay less for school here than in the United States. In my free time I like to write,Continue reading "Introduction" read full post >>

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Hiii everyone 🙂 My name is Alizey and I am a third year undergraduate student, majoring in political science and philosophy. I’m planning on pursuing law and will hopefully be taking my LSAT this year, depending on how the year goes and if I can find the time to study. A little about me, I […] read full post >>

Hi everyone! My name is Janae Lam, and I am a first year Arts student. I plan on majoring in Anthropology, specializing in archaeology. Ever since I was small, I have always wanted to become an archaeologist and live in either Egypt or Scotland. Seeing the fascinating artifacts, I feel that they are more than […] read full post >>

Hi everyone! My name is Jasmeen Tiwana. I am a third-year student here at UBC majoring in psychology. I took this class as a fun elective. It was so intriguing to see romance studies as a topic for a course. Some fun facts about me are that I went to high school in Delta, BC and I am currently 20 years old. I am just one year from graduating and it seems time has flown by so fast. When I first came to UBC I was quite scared and nervous...read more read full post >>

Hi everyone, My name is Sofia Almerling, and this is my second year at UBC as a Bachelor of Arts student. I am interested in Art History as my major. I come from Vancouver and live in North Vancouver; therefore, I commute to UBC by taking the bus three... read full post >>

Hi everyone, My name is Sofia Almerling, and this is my second year at UBC as a Bachelor of Arts student. I am interested in Art History as my major. I come from Vancouver and live in North Vancouver; therefore, I commute to UBC by taking the bus three... read full post >>

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