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I was genuinely surprised how good all these videos were! I personally prefer creative videos with clear speech and sound because it makes following them easier. Therefore, my favourite one was the "Aztek edition"- video by Sophie Chevalier, Michelle Marin, Elena Munk, and Christiana Tse. I also liked this particular video for the little drawings they had made to illustrate the content they were explaining. 

I also watched the "Brazilian Slavery and Abolition" -video by Linda and Magalee, and I found their work interesting. The way they delivered their message was clear and concise and the images were helpful and informative. I personally knew nothing about this topic, which was great, since they were able to teach me something new. 

On the other hand, the video by Anna and Nisa called "Independence Narratives, Past and Present", was rather entertaining. I appreciated their creativeness, since they had put some clear effort into making the video fun and unique. However, even if they were entertaining I sometimes found it hard to follow and the background noises were at times disturbing. 

Finally, I watched the video by Angela Pope, Ishan Gill, Deone Young, and Francisco Botero "The meeting of the two worlds III". This one had nice footage, but it was sometimes difficult to follow when the speech stammered and the sound was poor. 

All in all, I was impressed of the variety of topics and how well they were all done. 

I was genuinely surprised how good all these videos were! I personally prefer creative videos with clear speech and sound because it makes following them easier. Therefore, my favourite one was the "Aztek edition"- video by Sophie Chevalier, Michelle Marin, Elena Munk, and Christiana Tse. I also liked this particular video for the little drawings they had made to illustrate the content they were explaining. 

I also watched the "Brazilian Slavery and Abolition" -video by Linda and Magalee, and I found their work interesting. The way they delivered their message was clear and concise and the images were helpful and informative. I personally knew nothing about this topic, which was great, since they were able to teach me something new. 

On the other hand, the video by Anna and Nisa called "Independence Narratives, Past and Present", was rather entertaining. I appreciated their creativeness, since they had put some clear effort into making the video fun and unique. However, even if they were entertaining I sometimes found it hard to follow and the background noises were at times disturbing. 

Finally, I watched the video by Angela Pope, Ishan Gill, Deone Young, and Francisco Botero "The meeting of the two worlds III". This one had nice footage, but it was sometimes difficult to follow when the speech stammered and the sound was poor. 

All in all, I was impressed of the variety of topics and how well they were all done. 

Hello everyone! 

My name is Emilia and I'm a 2nd year sociology student at UBC. I was born and raised in Helsinki, Finland, where I'll be spending this winter term. When I started at UBC I had planned to major in cognitive systems, which then turned out to be the wrong program for me. Hence, I changed into sociology and now I'm considering taking Latin American Studies either as another major or as a minor. My interest in Latin America primarily comes from my high school exchange year to Argentina. I spent a year living in Córdoba Capital, went to school there and experienced their day-to-day life. I fell in love with the culture, language and their way of living. I was also able to visit Uruguay, Brazil, Paraguay and later on (last reading week, hahah) Mexico. I am not sure where a passion like this could lead in the future, but for now I am excited to gain insight of the region from an academic perspective. I look forward to gain a better understanding of the Latin American societies and the issues they are facing with there today. I am very excited for this class, and I hope it'll be a great one!! 

-Emi

Hello everyone! 

My name is Emilia and I'm a 2nd year sociology student at UBC. I was born and raised in Helsinki, Finland, where I'll be spending this winter term. When I started at UBC I had planned to major in cognitive systems, which then turned out to be the wrong program for me. Hence, I changed into sociology and now I'm considering taking Latin American Studies either as another major or as a minor. My interest in Latin America primarily comes from my high school exchange year to Argentina. I spent a year living in Córdoba Capital, went to school there and experienced their day-to-day life. I fell in love with the culture, language and their way of living. I was also able to visit Uruguay, Brazil, Paraguay and later on (last reading week, hahah) Mexico. I am not sure where a passion like this could lead in the future, but for now I am excited to gain insight of the region from an academic perspective. I look forward to gain a better understanding of the Latin American societies and the issues they are facing with there today. I am very excited for this class, and I hope it'll be a great one!! 

-Emi