Student Blogs
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Posted by: What was that about?
Hi!
I didn't expect writing a self-introduction to make me anxious. Well, it's a
little anxiety provoking but also kinda feel good to get started so... let's
actually get started! I'm Por, a fourth year psychology student. It is my last
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Posted by: lahumada
Hi! I’m Laura. I’m from Lima, Peru, and I moved to Vancouver about four years ago. I’m currently a third-year student pursuing a BA in Economics with a minor in Commerce. If you read that and thought, “This person does not scream literature,” you’d be right. I’m not really a “literature” person, and like many […]
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Posted by: Josh Tan
Hi, my name is Josh Tan. I am a third-year student in the dual degree program, pursuing political science and management under the B+MM program. I took this class as an elective to fulfill my degree's literature requirement, and given this, I expect to...
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Posted by: Josh Tan
Hi, my name is Josh Tan. I am a third-year student in the dual degree program, pursuing political science and management under the B+MM program. I took this class as an elective to fulfill my degree's literature requirement, and given this, I expect to...
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Posted by: amandacarr
Hello everyone!! i’m very excited to start writing these blogs, this whole concept is so cool :)). I’ll start with telling you all about myself – my name is Amanda and I’m a first year currently studying psychology but I’m leaning towards speech pathology route in the future. This course piqued my interest because I […]
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Posted by: Catrin
Hi! My name is Cat. I already wrote this once but I accidentally deleted it because I’m technologically incompetent. Which is not a good sign for my future blog posts… I’m a psychology student in my fourth year, hopefully graduating this semester unless I’ve really screwed something up. I loved reading when I was growing […]
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Posted by: rsj
Hey! I’m Reika, and I’m a third-year psych major. Don’t want to give myself too much existential dread by trying to lay out what exactly I want to do in the future, but let’s just say exploring the unconscious. I’m from Japan, but my father is half Japanese and half American, making me a quarter […]
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Posted by: Emilia Mazzella
Hi everyone! My name is Emilia Mazzella, and I’m a second-year student currently double-majoring in Psychology and Linguistics. I grew up in Colorado in the United States, but from a young age, I knew that the United States was not where I wanted to live my life, which is part of why I’m here in […]
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Posted by: Kimberly
Hi everyone! My name is Kimberly, but I made the url of my website ‘Wingyun’ because that’s my Cantonese name. I’m currently a fifth year student (this is my final semester) at UBC, studying Applied Animal Biology so I can (hopefully) become a veterinarian. I’ve lived in Vancouver my entire life, and studying at UBC […]
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Posted by: Matteya
Hello Everyone! My name is Matteya and I’m a third year music major. My main instrument is the violin but I also like to play piano and guitar for fun! I grew up here in…
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Posted by: Sydney Hyndman
Hello everyone! My name is Sydney, and I am in my third year majoring in Political Science and a minoring in Law and Society. I am originally from Calgary, Alberta but chose to explore living in a new city for my undergraduate studies. I landed on Vanc...
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Posted by: Sydney Hyndman
Hello everyone! My name is Sydney, and I am in my third year majoring in Political Science and a minoring in Law and Society. I am originally from Calgary, Alberta but chose to explore living in a new city for my undergraduate studies. I landed on Vanc...
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Posted by: jkim86
Hello everyone! My name is Jennifer and I am a fourth year student here at UBC. I am currently majoring in Sociology with a minor in Education. Truthfully, it has been some time since I last read literature. However, I believe this course will be a great opportunity for me to rekindle the joy of […]
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Posted by: ksingh49
Hi everyone! My name is Keshia, and I’m a third-year student majoring in International Relations. I’m from Surrey, and when I’m not buried in school work I usually spend my time going to the gym, reading webtoons, or baking (especially when I need a break from school). I’m really excited to be part of this […]
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Posted by: ksingh49
Welcome to UBC Blogs. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start blogging!
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