Introducing Me!

 Hello! My name is Madi and I'm a second year art student. I'm thinking of majoring in sociology or anthropology with a minor in Italian. I'm originally from a small town in Saskatchewan and decided to make a major lifestyle change for University. So far I have really enjoyed the change of scenery, however I often miss my dogs. I've got three yorkies named Rosie, Daisy, and Sasha. 

I'm very excited for this course, especially when we read literature from Italy. A few years ago my mother and I travelled throughout Europe for 6 weeks and found Italy was our favourite place. I was not sure what to expect for this course but I find the assessment style very interesting. I'm so interested in the content of the course and cannot wait to further explore and examine it. The format of the course is very foreign but I enjoy the idea of blog posts and being able to freely share our thoughts. 

I found the introductory lecture interesting as the professor seems kind and very happy to be teaching. I find that when a professor is excited to teach I am always more excited to learn. Once the course commences I believe it will be more interesting because we get to work on the content further versus going over it. Seems like it will be a promising class and I hope that I can soon work with my peers! 

Madi Wilde

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  1. Pliego12 January 2022 at 17:34

    Hi Madi.
    I am excited too for the Italian literature as that is one of my favorites places on earth and i even spent a semester studying there is high school.

    - Daniel Pliego

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