Student Blogs

Hi everyone! Welcome to my blog. I would like to start by formally introducing myself. My name is Yasmin and I am second year student majoring in political science with a minor in sociology. I am originally from Afghanistan but immigrated to Canada back in 2009. I have always grown up with reading and writing […] read full post >>

Greetings everyone! My name is Noor and I already graduated back in 2020 and have been working and traveling (mainly within Canada thanks to COVID). I was named after Queen Noor of Jordan, and a fun fact about her is that she was amongst Princeton University’s first female graduates. In my free time I like […] read full post >>

Hello! I’m Katrina and I’m currently in my final year at UBC as a Psychology major. I also currently work as an Early Childhood Educator assistant at a local daycare/early learning/childcare centre. Like many others, I also took this course for my literature (and final!) arts degree requirement. I was a little bit unsure and […] read full post >>

Hi everyone! My name is Tierra and I’m in my second year at UBC. I’m majoring in International Relations and currently trying to decide if I want to minor in Political Science or Economics. The first question people ask when I tell them this is what I plan on doing with my degree, and my […] read full post >>

Hi everyone! My name is Simon Shiwen Liu, and I’m a first year student in the faculty of arts hoping to major in both human geography and international relations. I was born and raised in Jinan, China and later moved to Beijing, China for middle school. I later spent my high school period in Winnipeg, […] read full post >>

Hello! I’m Katrina and I’m currently in my final year at UBC as a Psychology major. I also currently work as an Early Childhood Educator assistant at a local daycare/early learning/childcare centre. Like many others, I also took this course for my literature (and final!) arts degree requirement. I was a little bit unsure and […] read full post >>

Hello! I’m Vidushi and I’m a second-year psychology student in need of a more engaging elective course, which is why... read full post >>

Hi everyone! My name is Michael, and I was born in and lived my whole life around the greater Toronto area. I’m in first-year science and want to major in physics; the dream is to do research in theoretical physics one day. I wanted to take this class mainly because the reading list seemed really […] read full post >>

Hi Everyone! My name is Harshi and I’m a second-year psychology major. I am originally Indian but I grew up... read full post >>

Hello everyone, I’m Brianna and I’m from Toronto. I’m a second-year student hoping to major in political science and hope to go to law school in the future. I have always favorited subjects that are literarily centered. I think that … Continue reading → read full post >>

Hi everyone! My name is Bianca and I’m a second year student trying to get into International Relations. I am from Italy but I have been living on campus for almost two years. Literature has always been a great passion … Continue reading → read full post >>

Hello all! My name is Tirzah, and I am a second-year student here at UBC. Originally I am from Calgary, but I’ve been lucky enough to live on campus here in Vancouver for the last two years. I study music and have been playing the flute for almost 12 years now. In addition to music, … Continue reading Introduction → read full post >>

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My name is Lisa Fylypchuk and I am a first year student in the Faculty of Arts. I am in this faculty because I really enjoy classes like politics and philosophy, much more than subjects like science and business. If everything goes well (meaning if I can get the grades), in the future, I hope to major in political science. The plan after that has yet to be determined but I still have time to figure it out since I'm only in first year. 

I was born and raised in Calgary Alberta, just one province over from BC. I chose this university for the quality of education and I am really excited to be studying here. I've only been here one semester so far but I feel I've already learned a lot, not necessarily just in school but also about living independently away from home for the first time. 

I initially considered romance studies solely because I was looking for a class to fulfill my literature requirement, but after reading the course description (and even more so after that first class yesterday), I quickly realized how enjoyable this class was going to be. I love to read but I know how easy it is for leisure reading to go out the window when life gets busy, so I am excited to be enrolled in a class that will challenge me to read as much as I can. I hope that the variety of books that I will be reading in this class allows me to learn something new by introducing me to new ideas. As I was watching the lecture video, I was most intrigued by the discussion on how learning one romance language opens up the door to the other ones. Because I can already speak French, I have noticed that I am able to understand certain words in Italian and Spanish. I think that the link that exists between this family of languages is fascinating and I am very excited to learn more on this topic as the semester continues. 

I hope that this class ends up being as inspiring as I presently believe it's going to be, and I am very much looking forward to getting started with the assigned readings. To conclude, while I hope that this class will challenge my thinking, I also hope that I will be able to have fun in this course and come out on the other side with brighter ideas and a more open mind. 

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Hello! 

My name is Lisa Fylypchuk and I am a first year student in the Faculty of Arts. I am in this faculty because I really enjoy classes like politics and philosophy, much more than subjects like science and business. If everything goes well (meaning if I can get the grades), in the future, I hope to major in political science. The plan after that has yet to be determined but I still have time to figure it out since I'm only in first year. 

I was born and raised in Calgary Alberta, just one province over from BC. I chose this university for the quality of education and I am really excited to be studying here. I've only been here one semester so far but I feel I've already learned a lot, not necessarily just in school but also about living independently away from home for the first time. 

I initially considered romance studies solely because I was looking for a class to fulfill my literature requirement, but after reading the course description (and even more so after that first class yesterday), I quickly realized how enjoyable this class was going to be. I love to read but I know how easy it is for leisure reading to go out the window when life gets busy, so I am excited to be enrolled in a class that will challenge me to read as much as I can. I hope that the variety of books that I will be reading in this class allows me to learn something new by introducing me to new ideas. As I was watching the lecture video, I was most intrigued by the discussion on how learning one romance language opens up the door to the other ones. Because I can already speak French, I have noticed that I am able to understand certain words in Italian and Spanish. I think that the link that exists between this family of languages is fascinating and I am very excited to learn more on this topic as the semester continues. 

I hope that this class ends up being as inspiring as I presently believe it's going to be, and I am very much looking forward to getting started with the assigned readings. To conclude, while I hope that this class will challenge my thinking, I also hope that I will be able to have fun in this course and come out on the other side with brighter ideas and a more open mind. 

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                         Hello everyone!                       Welcome and thank you for visiting my blog! My name is Hasti Nozadi I am a  second-                          year […] read full post >>