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Hello and welcome to the Latin American Studies 100 blog of David Waine. Just a little bit about myself. I am 24 years old and I am a third year Arts student at UBC. I have traveled quite a bit in South America over the last 8 years. I have visited Per... read full post >>

Hello and welcome to the Latin American Studies 100 blog of David Waine. Just a little bit about myself. I am 24 years old and I am a third year Arts student at UBC. I have traveled quite a bit in South America over the last 8 years. I have visited Per... read full post >>

Hi everyone, and welcome to my page!My name is Ana, and I am in the first year of the Global Resource Program, studying Sustainable Agriculture (with a focus on Latin America). Naturally, I am very much looking forward to being in Latin American Studie... read full post >>

Hi everyone, and welcome to my page!My name is Ana, and I am in the first year of the Global Resource Program, studying Sustainable Agriculture (with a focus on Latin America). Naturally, I am very much looking forward to being in Latin American Studie... read full post >>

Hi everyone! This is Miles Zhang, a third-year exchange student from Beijing, China. I’m really excited being in UBC and starting this wonderful exploration into Latin American histories and cultures. I’ve been learning Spanish and practicing latin daces for two years (motives not related though). I’m thinking of traveling to Latin America some time next […] read full post >>

Hello everyone! My name is Erika. I am very excited to be taking Latin American studies at UBC. I have been studying the spanish language for years and have travelled to Spain but I will admit that I don't know very much about Latin America. I plan to ... read full post >>

Hi, my name is Julia and I am a first year arts student. I plan on majoring in Linguistics and Psychology, and I hope to get my masters in Speech Language Pathology. I am from North Vancouver, and I would really love to travel more. In high school I we... read full post >>

Hello everyone,My name is Mitchell and I am an exchange student from Brisbane, Australia. Whilst I am at UBC I will be studying part of my International Relations major as well as elective courses as part of a dual-degree program. I am looking forward ... read full post >>

What do Fidel Castro, Hugo Chavez, and Muammar Gaddafi have in common? Apart from being responsible, democratically elected leaders, they all had the pleasure of having me live in their countries. I’m Hanna Dandanell, currently a second year student from Brazil hoping to major in International Relations, I’ve lived around the world in 7 different countries […] read full post >>

My name is Lindsay Chapman and I am a proud Canadian who has lived in Vancouver my entire life. I am an Arts undergraduate student, planning to major in International Relations. In the past, I have had the pleasure of travelling to various Latin American countries, including Ecuador, Mexico, and most recently, Colombia. I have […] read full post >>