Hi guys, My name is Jia Li (李嘉， in Chinese). I am a senior math & CS student from Sixth College. I’ve spent most of my time in three countries so far: China, New Zealand and United States. After I finished my middle school in China at 15, I went to Auckland, New Zealand for…
Category: CAT124A Personal Biography
These blog posts were written by students during Summer 2018 as part of the requirement for their CAT 124 Practicum course. Each week students were given a prompt and asked to reflect on the questions in 300-500 words.
Personal Biography (due Sun, July 8) – Please Respond to the following questions: Tell us about yourself. How do you identify and represent yourself to others? Where are you from? What college/year are you and what are you studying at UCSD? What sort of experience or knowledge do you have of the Pacific? Why did you take this course? What do you hope to learn? (Optional: upload a picture of yourself with a brief caption)
Personal Biography- Natasha Daniels
My name is Natasha and I’m originally from northern California. I’m currently a senior at UCSD and I’m majoring in Economics. By taking this course I hope to learn more about Papua New Guinea and improve my researching skills.
About Shefali
Hello everyone! My name is Shefali. I am 25 years old and I am going to be a senior in the fall. I am a transfer student from Los Angeles. I was born in India, and adopted by Indian parents at 4 months old. My ancestry has always been a mystery to me, and recently…
Biography Kyeongbin
Hello. My name is Kyeongbin Kim (. I think I have lived in quite a few different places. I was born in South Korea and then moved to New Zealand for high school. My high school in NZ was a boarding school. I have more memories in this school than in previous 15 years of…
All About Margo Tannewitz
I am Margo Tannewitz, an avid reader with a boundless desire for better understanding the world that I live in. I am an aspiring writer who deeply cherishes education, and wants more than anything to better the world through the literature I craft. A large sense of my identity comes from the literature (in all…
Salutations!
Hello all! My name is Lea Kolesky and I am a transfer student majoring in History. My region of emphasis is the United States and my research interests include gender, race, class, and culture; my Senior Honors thesis will be centered around the intersection of these issues at San Diego’s 1915 Panama–California Exposition. I…
About Vincent Rojas
Hello! My name is Vincent Rojas I am an Art History Major with a love for ancient Greek art/culture, Japanese art/culture (Ukiyo-e), pretty much all of art history, hence my college major, but recently I have become interested in what is happening currently in the art world, particularly music. I have been really intrigued by…
Rachel’s Story
My name is Rachel Dorlene Emerine Hicks. I could identify myself in many ways. I am an anthropologist, Ph.D. student, lover of nature, wife, sister, daughter. I am white, cis-gender, a woman, the oldest child, a military kid. I was born in Washington state, but have also lived in multiple cities in California, in Florida, and in…
Person Bio – Vidal
My name is Vidal Espina. I am a transfer student majoring in Visual Arts/Media with a minor in Speculative Design. I grew up in the Greater Los Angeles area. Since my family moved around Los Angeles County all my life, I don’t have the standard social normative ability to call one place my neighborhood. I…
Cristela’s perspective
Gude! Nem bilong mi emi Cristela Garcia-Spitz. My pronouns are: she, her, hers. I’m originally from Mercedes, Texas, which is just along the southern border of Texas and Mexico where the Rio Grande River runs into the Gulf of Mexico. I’m Mexican-American, coming from recent immigrants from Mexico on my father’s side and Midwestern/German roots…