Week 1

Introduction

Oi (Hi)My name is Michelle Nzioki, I’m a second year in UBC who will hopefully major in Political Science. I’m Kenyan, but moved around a little so home doesn’t have a fixed meaning in my vocabulary. I fell in love with Latin America in 2011 when my fa…

Introduction

Oi (Hi)My name is Michelle Nzioki, I’m a second year in UBC who will hopefully major in Political Science. I’m Kenyan, but moved around a little so home doesn’t have a fixed meaning in my vocabulary. I fell in love with Latin America in 2011 when my fa…

Introduction

Oi (Hi)My name is Michelle Nzioki, I’m a second year in UBC who will hopefully major in Political Science. I’m Kenyan, but moved around a little so home doesn’t have a fixed meaning in my vocabulary. I fell in love with Latin America in 2011 when my fa…

Introductory Post

Hi, my name is Samy Megalli. I’m from Seattle, WA, in the United States. I was actually born in Istanbul, Turkey, but moved to Seattle when I was three with my mom and older brother. My mom is Russian and Kyrgyz, and my father was Egyptian. He died in 2011. I’ve been to many places […]

Hola a todos

My name is Karolina, and I am a 4th year Psychology student at UBC. I am a Polish -Canadian, born in Poland, but have lived in Canada most of my life. My interest in this course is partially due to my Colombian fiance  – I would like to know more about where my new family is […]

Hola a todos

My name is Karolina, and I am a 4th year Psychology student at UBC. I am a Polish -Canadian, born in Poland, but have lived in Canada most of my life. My interest in this course is partially due to my Colombian fiance  – I would like to know more about where my new family is […]

Week 1

Watching last year’s group video projects was a good was to get a taste of the topics that we will be learning in the course.My top two videos were Week 10: Power to the People, and Week 11: The Terror. What I enjoyed in both of these presentations wer…

Introductory Post

My name is Haroun Khalid, and I am a geography major here at UBC. I was born in St. Paul, Minnesota, and went to a Spanish immersion elementary school. After leaving that school, I quickly forgot all of the Spanish that I ever knew. I distinctly remember a moment in middle school when I fully realized […]