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My name is Lydia.
I am 20. I am half South Korean, half Romanian; my parents met in ESL class here in downtown Vancouver. I have two older brothers, one of whom has Trisomy 14.
I am currently in my fourth year at UBC, studying Psychology and International Relations. In January I will be going to Uganda for 3 months through ISL to intern at TASO. Once I get back and finish my degree, I hope to intern for the WHO before attending Uppsala Universitet for a MA in Genocide and Holocaust studies.
I have a fixation with ensuring all my time is accounted for; accordingly, I frequently overload my schedule. While attending school full time, I also intern at Amnesty International, work at American Apparel, volunteer for the Vancouver International Film Festival, and train Brazilian Jiu Jitsu at the Gracie Barra Academy.
My father endured extreme conditions growing up in Communist Romania; his trials and tribulations greatly affected my perspective on global events growing up. Accordingly, human rights have become an impassioned interest in my life. Despite having limited previous background knowledge on Latin America, I chose to take this class precisely because it is a personal area of knowledge I feel could stand to use a lot of supplementation. Furthermore, I am enraptured by the passionate lifestyle which is endemic, albeit stereotypical, of Latin America, and I am interested in learning about the distinct problems faced in their society.
In all honesty, I harbour some serious anti-blogging sentiments; however, I am a rather soft spoken person, so this may prove to be a beneficial tool in terms of voicing my opinion, whereas I may fail to do so vocally in class participation.
Looking forwards to getting to know y’all on the interwebs over these next few months!
Hominis Iurium Latin America 