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Finally we’ve finished the year and done with this class! This semester flew by so fast compared to the first and I’m not complaining at all. I can’t wait to go back home and enjoy our 4 month long summer!! Overall this course was definitely interesting since it’s so different from my other courses. Having […] read full post >>

Hi everyone! Welcome back for the last time (for real this time). The semester is over—I can’t believe it. When people say that time in university flies by, they really are not lying.  Since I took RMST 201 last term, I was expecting the same class format, but I was pleasantly surprised by this class. […] read full post >>

Hi everyone!! I can’t believe it’s the end of the term and the end of RMST 202. Second terms always seems to fly by. I can say my expectations for this course were that it would be similar to RMST 201 which I took last year. I can definitely say that this course was quite […] read full post >>

Hello everyone, I can’t believe how fast time has gone by and that this is actually my last blog post! With 11 readings and 13 blog posts, I have finished this course with much gain and insight! From the beginning of the term, when I set myself a goal of finishing 11 books, I doubted […] read full post >>

Hello everyone!! So sad to say this is our last blog post I honestly cannot believe it. Overall this semester just flew by I am honestly shocked we are going into our last week. I always feel like the second semester always moves faster than the first. Overall out of this whole semester, this was one of my favorite classes. It was a nice break from all my psychology courses and textbook readings. This course gave me the chance to explore different texts, learn new reading styles, and expand my...read more read full post >>

I must say it felt like yesterday when I first looked at my Semester 2 timetable and wondered why romance studies takes place in the math building (as well as trying to find it, confusing the mathematics annex for the math building, and nearly being late for the first class because I’m bad with directions). […] read full post >>

I still can’t believe the semester is already coming to an end, and this is my final blog post! 、 Honestly, at the beginning of the semester, I was quite worried. First of all, the setup was quite different from the usual classes – the contract grading. It was entirely about self-discipline, which was a […] read full post >>

I can’t believe its my last post! I have throughly enjoyed this little community we’ve all created and reading everyone’s blogs. This course was so unique and probably one of my favourite courses I’ve taken! I’ve never done grade contracting before and was a bit hesitant when I contracted to read 11 books. But now […] read full post >>

Hello FOLKS! Last one. Wow. I have learned that when I am reading the book the way that I see it in my head and the messages I get from it aren’t always the same as what other people are … Continue reading → read full post >>

Hey everyone, we have FINALLY made it to the last blog post. I am happy, but honestly I will miss this class a lot. I went into this class expecting to like it because I know I enjoy reading and analyzing books. However, this class succeeded my expectations of what I would learn because we […] read full post >>

Yay! This is my final blog post, and I’m feeling bittersweet. I really enjoyed this class, and I think our classroom discussions sparked many meaningful conversations that were different from my usual classes. In my other classes, we typically just attend, listen, do our work, and leave. With this class, I’m very glad I had … Continue reading WOOO MY LAST BLOG WOOOO read full post >>

Reflecting on my experience in RMST 202 this semester, I am genuinely surprised by how much I liked it! From the engaging class discussions to immersing myself within a diverse array of challenging novels and interacting with classmates through their insightful blog posts, this course surpassed my initial expectations.  From the very beginning, this course […] read full post >>

Last book of the course 😀 (I wrote this before watching the video lecture) First of all, I want to say that I enjoyed this book. It was a fun read but it took me about 30 pages to get used to the “jumping between stories” thing. My first impression was, “wow, this woman is […] read full post >>

“Faces in the Crowd” by Valeria Luiselli was definitely a difficult book to follow because of the narratives that uniquely intertwine with each other through different time, space, and vagueness between reality and fiction. This narrative structure deviated from providing a straightforward plot and offered an experience where readers are piecing together various fragments of […] read full post >>

Faces in the crowd by   . I don’t even know yet.. I wouldn’t say it wasn’t an enjoyable novel but it was very hard to read, or to understand. It was fine during the first part, when the narrator was describing about her life in New York city, all the interesting characters and young […] read full post >>