Ei! My name is Antônio Jorge Medeiros Batista Silva (yes—four last names!) and I'm a '25 from Governador Valadares, Brazil. My journey to Dartmouth has crossed two continents, three countries, and over 10 schools—and I'm a strong believer that everyone's path to the Big Green was unique in a way. At Dartmouth, I am interested in studying Linguistics, Native American & Indigenous Studies, and Spanish. I am really passionate about social justice, learning languages, and the oxford comma!
This class is an introduction to the Spanish minor and major courses and, although I did not expect to particularly like it, it not only turned out to be my favourite but it made me start considering a degree in the department!
In this class, we analysed different productions of Latinx American theatre. Prof. Analola Santana was probably the best person I met this year at Dartmouth. Being her student was a very important experience as I try to navigate my potential majors and minors.
In this class, I was able to carve time out of my busy Dartmouth schedule to study and learn my Indigenous language: Krenak. With the help of Prof. Gokke, all students were encouraged to develop a final project that spoke to their community's needs for language learning and revitalisation. It was an extremely important class for me, not only academically, but also for my personal healing process.
I had the honour of spending my sophomore fall in Madrid, taking part in the Spanish FSP. There, Prof. Martín was not only a great professor, responsible for my favourite lecture of the program, but also an incredible company throughout our classes and in-country trips. Great way to wrap up my Spanish minor, honestly!
This was my second class in the NAIS department, and thus it took me one step closer to wrapping up my major. Nonetheless, it was Prof. Powell's genuine charisma and caring personality that made it my favourite of the term!
This course was definitely life changing! Prof. Pochedley, a visiting post-doc of the Potawatomi nation did a great job at keeping the students engaged while teaching us to see the land we inhabit as a source of knowledge and spirituality. In a majority Indigenous classroom, we got to develop individual projects related to our traditional homelands, learning to navigate the world through Native world lenses.
Prof. Gómez is one of those profs I've always wanted to take a class with. His work with the Horror genre in Modern Spanish literatures amazes me, and it was an honour to guide in-class discussions and develop my own research on the themes of science, testimony, and fear.
LING54 is an umbrella course: the actual content of the course may vary each year, but it is the common letter-number code to refer to the course taught abroad by your accompanying Dartmouth Linguistics professor. In this year's Linguistics Foreign Study Program (FSP), LING54 was a 'Language Documentation' class, wonderfully taught by Prof. David Peterson.
Once again, I'm Antônio, and I'm a Brazilian student of the class of 2025.
Something we probably all wondered about in the process of choosing the perfect college was its location. And, honestly, as a big-city guy, it felt weird first arriving at Dartmouth. Our campus is quite isolated if compared to other ones around New England. Hanover is a city of less than ten thousand people, meaning there is truly not much to "city" to see. However, what I did not expect of Dartmouth was for it to be this well-connected with the 'outside world.'
First off, it is not truly fair to say "there is nothing around campus." Not only is Hanover located in the cinematic Upper Valley — with many opportunities to get outdoors, especially through the Dartmouth Outing Club — it is also surrounded by the coolest places! My favourite example, personally, is the Montshire Museum of Science. It is this super cute, educational museum in Norwich, Vermont, about half an hour walk from the Green.
Crossing that same bridge to Vermont, I also enjoy doing quick thrift shop trips to West Lebanon, where there are many options to replenish my wardrobe. The views are indescribable!
Moreover, from Dartmouth, it is extremely easy to get to either Boston, New York City, or even Montreal. The Dartmouth Coach, our own bus company, can take you to the Boston South Station in about three hours. And, in less than twice that time, you can get to the Big Apple!
This weekend, my boyfriend and I will be embarking to Boston for a concert. It is something we do almost every term — there is always this one super cool artist performing somewhere in New England, and it is never a challenge to get there.
Coming from Brazil, it was a big shift to be able to see my favourite artists live, so I take every opportunity I get. Thus, although Dartmouth can seem to be isolated, I never felt so close to the world than I do here!
Coming back from Spring break usually means coming back to an entirely different campus than the one you left in the Winter – but that was not the case this year! Read on to hear more...
It's not every day that my Intro to Chinese Culture and Understanding the Universe classes were both canceled, but the cosmos had other plans. Welcome to a rare weekday in my life with no classes!
