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Hello everyone, My name is Kito Romero and I have just transferred in to 3rd year Poli Sci at UBC from Langara. Although I was born in Canada my family is originally from El Salvador, and thus Latin American Studies is a subject of particular interest to me. While at Langara I took all the […] read full post >>

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Where was Columbus coming from when he discovered Bahamas?  How long did Columbus stay in Bahamas? I never learned much about Christopher Columbus, so the only impressions I had of Columbus before I looked at his account is that he was a global hero. My thoughts changed a little after looking at his accounts since … Continue reading Week 2- The Meeting of Two Worlds read full post >>

I find the title of the video interesting as this event has always been described as a “discovery” but in the recent years I have changed this to an “exchange”. It is interesting to consider 1492 the “birth” of Latin America. The region has always been there with well developed cultures, yet it is interesting […] read full post >>

I had my preconceptions about Columbus before reading his journal entries, and listening to the lecture videos. The literature and the lecture video made me reflect on how Columbus was presented to me in school. Looking back, my elementary and high school did not talk about Columbus in a negative way. They presented Columbus as […] read full post >>

Until now, I had never thoroughly considered how truly impactful 1492 was for the rest of the world, nor why Columbus’ arrival was so significant in comparison to the Vikings (as used in the example). During my earlier years in … Continue reading → read full post >>

Hi everyone my name is Jared and I am a 3rd year Sociology transfer student from Vancouver. In the college I transferred from, most of credits were Criminology credits, but because UBC was the dream, I became an accidental Sociology major with all my Crim classes transferring as Sociology credits. With a little bit of …

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Good morning all! My name is Craig. I am just starting my third year of studies as a Spanish major; my second year at UBC after transferring from The University of the Fraser Valley. I am originally from Oakville, Ontario, just west of Toronto. I moved to BC 13 years ago in search of something […] read full post >>

Hello everyone.. My name is Hamid and I am 4th year mining engineering student. I am taking this class for 2 reasons: first, because last summer I traveled to Colombia for 3 months to work on various mining projects and became interested in Latin American culture. Second: I need to take an art elective in […] read full post >>