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I choose the Student Video titled “Modernity of Latin America” by Farjo, T., et al., as the first video, I would watch.  I found this video informative and eye-catching.  Throughout the video, I learned a lot about how different countries within South America had organic goods to trade and grow their economy.  I really enjoyed […] read full post >>

Whilst looking through the collection of student videos, a handful of videos quickly caught my eye. I decided to watch “Power to the People”, “Casta Paintings”, “Modernity in Latin America” and “Independence in Latin America”. Power to the People This was the first video I watched and it set my expectations quite high. I foundContinue reading "student videos" read full post >>

Hello and welcome to my new blog created especially for LAST100! I’m Ana Laura (that’s me up there) and I’m from São Paulo, Brazil, but I’m currently living in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. I’m a first year BA student planning on majoring in psychology with a minor is Spanish. I was pretty much immediately drawn toContinue reading "all about me :)" read full post >>

Hello all! My name is Nitya Ramirez, and I am entering my first year at ubc. I applied to university... read full post >>

Hi everyone, my name is Hannah. This whole blogging thing is very new for me so I hope you will bear with me. I am entering my third year of university and just recently transferred to UBC. I was previously at UFV studying Spanish and Psychology. However at UBC I am focusing mostly on Spanish.Continue reading "Hello Everyone" read full post >>

Hello!   My name is Jasmine Richards and I am currently taking classes from Japan. I decided to take this course purely because I am interested in Latin American cultures, traditions, and customs. I started studying Spanish in grade 9 for I was interested in Mexican Culture, especially El Día de Muertos. Since then, my […] read full post >>

Hey all, my name is Avery and I’m in my first year at UBC. Coming from a mixed heritage myself, I find it tremendously important and enlightening to study different cultures from all around the globe, and in the near future I hope to visit or even go on exchange in Latin America. The incredible … Continue reading Hello LAST 100! → read full post >>

Hello, bonjour and buenos días. My name is Safiya. I’m Canadian-Trinidadian. I’m a fourth year student in International Relations program and I recently changed my minor from Spanish to Latin American Studies hence the reason why I am in this course. I’m interested in Latin America because of its rich history, diverse culture and dynamic […] read full post >>

Hello all, my name is Sarita Ponce.  I am excited to be studying with you in Latin American Studies.  I am half Latina (Salvadorian) and I am excited to learn more about the culture and history of Latin America.  I previously studied biology and health care at Kwantlen Polytechnic University. I look forward to meeting […] read full post >>

Hey! My name is Simran and I’m very excited to be apart of LAST 1OO. I am a first year student who is planning to major in Speech Sciences with a minor in  Health and Society. Not very sure yet:) I’m from the Lower Mainland. I absolutely love watching documentaries, traveling, reading and trying new […] read full post >>