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The first 11 minutes of Black Orpheus takes you on a journey between the different classes of the city with each community having the shared commonality of music. It begins on a mountain top with residents of the community appearing to be predominately Afro-latino, where people paraded around with drums creating music, children were playing, […] read full post >>

 Hello LAST 201,

    I hope that everyone is feeling healthy and taking time for themselves as this school year ramps up. My name is Beck Laake and I go by they/them pronouns. I am finishing up my fourth year at UBC in Conservation of Natural Resources with a specialization in Global Perspectives in the faculty of Forestry. My degree requires international study, but since I will not be able to go abroad for the foreseeable future, I am looking forward to absorbing the wealth of knowledge that this class has to offer. I planned to take a global seminar last summer surrounding conservation and biological research in Ecuador and although it was cancelled I want to plan a trip to visit all over Latin America. I grew up in Houston, Texas so I have taken Spanish courses since I was in kindergarten and have always had an interest to learn more about the diverse culture surrounding it, even if my conversational Spanish is pretty rusty. One of the reasons I was so drawn to UBC was how international the student body was, especially since my ideal job would include global travel. Over my four years I have been involved in theatre productions, learned how to play the ukulele, and made a lot of friends who I miss very much. I have to admit that this school year hasn't been everything that I thought it would be, but it makes me happy to see my fellow classmates persevering. A quarantine hack of mine is that my friends from Forestry and I have video calls in our Facebook group where we sit silently, study, and every so often take breaks to talk about our days. I found that making friends in classes is one of the most rewarding aspects of taking classes at university, but it's a little hard to do that over the internet. If you ever vibe with something I say and want to chat about class or you, this is me reaching out! Feel free to hit my line and start up a conversation. It gets a tad bit lonely sometimes in these online classes. 

Hope everyone gets to find some peace in their day today,

Beck Laake

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Greetings to you and all.   My name is Yuka and I grew up in California, USA but am currently living in Marseille, France. I am majoring in Global Resource Systems in the faculty of Land and Food Systems with a focus in Agriculture, Economics and South America. I think to pinpoint the initiation of […] read full post >>

During the beginning of the movie Black Orpheus there’s a constant group of people and upbeat music. I liked how these big groups had people of all ages in terms of children up to seniors dancing and celebrating altogether. As in a celebration and there’s lots of dancing and something that stood out to me was […] read full post >>

 Hello LAST 201,

    I hope that everyone is feeling healthy and taking time for themselves as this school year ramps up. My name is Beck Laake and I go by they/them pronouns. I am finishing up my fourth year at UBC in Conservation of Natural Resources with a specialization in Global Perspectives in the faculty of Forestry. My degree requires international study, but since I will not be able to go abroad for the foreseeable future, I am looking forward to absorbing the wealth of knowledge that this class has to offer. I planned to take a global seminar last summer surrounding conservation and biological research in Ecuador and although it was cancelled I want to plan a trip to visit all over Latin America. I grew up in Houston, Texas so I have taken Spanish courses since I was in kindergarten and have always had an interest to learn more about the diverse culture surrounding it, even if my conversational Spanish is pretty rusty. One of the reasons I was so drawn to UBC was how international the student body was, especially since my ideal job would include global travel. Over my four years I have been involved in theatre productions, learned how to play the ukulele, and made a lot of friends who I miss very much. I have to admit that this school year hasn't been everything that I thought it would be, but it makes me happy to see my fellow classmates persevering. A quarantine hack of mine is that my friends from Forestry and I have video calls in our Facebook group where we sit silently, study, and every so often take breaks to talk about our days. I found that making friends in classes is one of the most rewarding aspects of taking classes at university, but it's a little hard to do that over the internet. If you ever vibe with something I say and want to chat about class or you, this is me reaching out! Feel free to hit my line and start up a conversation. It gets a tad bit lonely sometimes in these online classes. 

Hope everyone gets to find some peace in their day today,

Beck Laake

read full post >>

 Hello LAST 201,

    I hope that everyone is feeling healthy and taking time for themselves as this school year ramps up. My name is Beck Laake and I go by they/them pronouns. I am finishing up my fourth year at UBC in Conservation of Natural Resources with a specialization in Global Perspectives in the faculty of Forestry. My degree requires international study, but since I will not be able to go abroad for the foreseeable future, I am looking forward to absorbing the wealth of knowledge that this class has to offer. I planned to take a global seminar last summer surrounding conservation and biological research in Ecuador and although it was cancelled I want to plan a trip to visit all over Latin America. I grew up in Houston, Texas so I have taken Spanish courses since I was in kindergarten and have always had an interest to learn more about the diverse culture surrounding it, even if my conversational Spanish is pretty rusty. One of the reasons I was so drawn to UBC was how international the student body was, especially since my ideal job would include global travel. Over my four years I have been involved in theatre productions, learned how to play the ukulele, and made a lot of friends who I miss very much. I have to admit that this school year hasn't been everything that I thought it would be, but it makes me happy to see my fellow classmates persevering. A quarantine hack of mine is that my friends from Forestry and I have video calls in our Facebook group where we sit silently, study, and every so often take breaks to talk about our days. I found that making friends in classes is one of the most rewarding aspects of taking classes at university, but it's a little hard to do that over the internet. If you ever vibe with something I say and want to chat about class or you, this is me reaching out! Feel free to hit my line and start up a conversation. It gets a tad bit lonely sometimes in these online classes. 

Hope everyone gets to find some peace in their day today,

Beck Laake

read full post >>

Black Orpheus: The intoxicating music of the first few scenes in Black Orpheus is captivating in the way that it makes your body want to move to a rhythm that feels familiar even if it is the first time you have ever heard it. Combining this beat with the dancing, the almost overwhelming chaos of […] read full post >>

Hey Everyone! My name is Emilia Heilakka and I’m a 2nd year Sociology student. I am from Finland and I have been spending this academic year here because of covid 🙁 I have a crazy 10hs time difference, however I am lucky enough that this course is only at 7pm for me! yey! Latin American […] read full post >>

The movie Black Orpheus starts off with upbeat (samba?) music and a dancing group of people in all ages in the countryside/mountain. It seems like they are having fun dancing and playing with the kite and drums. I enjoyed the opening of this movie, the upbeat and exciting music displayed the setting of this show, which […] read full post >>