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.
Every now and then, I like getting off-campus. Personally, I feel like a change of scenery is always welcome! This weekend, when a friend of mine asked if I was interested in going to a concert with him, I saw the perfect opportunity to take a break from Hanover for the first time this term.
Right after our classes ended Friday, three of my friends and I took the Dartmouth Coach to Boston, starting our weekend adventure. Although the plan initially seemed to just be attending the show, we ended up deciding to extend our trip for the whole three days. This gave us a chance to explore downtown Boston, do some shopping, and eat at our favourite restaurants!
View from inside the Coach, the bus that takes students to Boston and NYC!
Living on campus is an incredible experience. I am really happy with the café options we have nearby, the stores down Main Street, and the extremely pretty landscape. However, sometimes it gets tiring to be surrounded by the same environment at all times. Last term, I did a similar trip, heading to visit some of my high school friends in Cambridge and Lexington – two suburbs just outside of Bosotn. During winter break, I took the time to explore all the cities I wanted to visit around here: New York, Amherst, Montreal, Toronto, and Ottawa. As an international student, being able to travel is one of the things I most like to do, and Dartmouth's location is perfect for it.
This time, it was no different. I not only saw the concert I was so looking forward to, but also got to meet up with some high school friends who go to college in the area, explored museums, and ate the most delicious food! Truly lived my best life as a tourist.
Now, getting back to campus, I am happy I got this time to enjoy and relax with my friends. This term has been quite hectic – academically speaking – and we all deserved this break. Luckily, I don't have that much work to get back to, but I sure am looking forward to classes and being back on campus
I have written about being a student worker plenty of times in the past, but I have yet to talk about one of my favorite jobs ever: ticket selling at the Hopkins Center for the Arts.
On Monday, April 8, 2024, a phenomenal total solar eclipse occurred — and we happened to be within the path of totality. As a result, Dartmouth hosted a variety of eclipse-related events on- and off-campus. Find out how I spent the eclipse!
Planning on visiting Dartmouth as a prospective student or an interested person wanting to see our beautiful campus? In this post, I share insider tips to ensure your visit is fulfilled!
