So, my name is Mariette and I'm in my
graduating year of
English and Anthropology. I was originally
a science student, and pursuing a minor
in English
and I decided to switch over completely
because my professor was so
enthusiastic about what he was teaching
and through one of the works that we were studying in his class, I came across the most
beautiful description of a Sunset, and
not to romanticize that or anything but it
made me wanna cry so... and...
at that moment I realized that I needed
to pursue a major in English because I
I wanted to have that same recognition
and appreciation for the beautiful
things
in the world. From there on I'm
moved to
some of the different other courses
that the university had to offer
and one of the courses that stands out
the most in my mind is
Introduction to Cultural Studies. And
really I really appreciated it because
it gave me a wider perspective on the
different political, social and cultural
issues happening in the world
and it... it taught me how to be a
better,
I guess, I better global citizen because
at the time when I studying it...
it was the Occupy movement so it, it... gave
me a chance to really, like, understand
some of the
things that were happening. And now
that I'm in
my graduating year, so much has
happened.
It... there's a lot of room for personal
growth so one of the courses that
I'm taking this year is Contemporary
British Literature
and for my research project I got to
focus on something that was really
personal and dear to my heart and that
was
studying the narratives and immigrant
women so
even though these women were... the
stories...
they were written at based out of Britain. I
found that there was a lot that I could
relate to through
their words.
