Student Blogs

Hi! Welcome to my first blog for RMST 202. We read Combray by Proust this week. As the recorded lecture spends most of its time explaining what modernism is, I did not recognize that during my entire time reading it 🙁 When I was reading it, I found myself unconsciously skipping the paragraphs written under […] 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 >>

Hi! My name is Asma, and I am a third-year student majoring in Political Science. It took me a little while to figure out how to create a blog, so thank you for your patience. I have spent the majority of my life growing up in British Columbia, but I was born in Kabul, Afghanistan, […] 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 >>

Hello all, and welcome to the cottage in the stacks (kindly play along, only if you please. You can make up your own woodland character in the comments, but of course you're not obligated to--do what makes you feel comfortable). I'm your local woodland... read full post >>

Hello all, and welcome to the cottage in the stacks (kindly play along, only if you please. You can make up your own woodland character in the comments, but of course you're not obligated to--do what makes you feel comfortable). I'm your local woodland... read full post >>

Hi! My name is Hasfariza Mohamed Hassan and I'm a third year political science student. I'm from Malaysia, but I grew up in between Malaysia and the states. I moved to Vancouver because I wanted to pursue political science at UBC. I'm really passionate... read full post >>

Hi! My name is Hasfariza Mohamed Hassan and I'm a third year political science student. I'm from Malaysia, but I grew up in between Malaysia and the states. I moved to Vancouver because I wanted to pursue political science at UBC. I'm really passionate... read full post >>

Hi! My name is Neil Sharma! I’m a fifth year student with a major in Psychology and minor in Nutritional Science :)! I really enjoy spending my free time at the gym, hanging out with friends, or wandering through my numerous hobbies (snowboarding, bouldering, cooking, playing electric guitar, working on my car, reading, biking, golfing, […] read full post >>