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Antônio Jorge Medeiros Batista Silva

Class of 2025
Antonio Jorge Medeiros Batista Silva '25
About 

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 study Linguistics, Native American & Indigenous Studies, and Spanish. I am passionate about social justice, language-learning, and the oxford comma!

Academic Program 

Linguistics modified with NAIS!

Favorite Thing Right Now 

Sunny days, my plants, and caramel macchiatos!

Hometown 

Governador Valadares, Brazil

Pronouns 

he/they

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Antônio's D-Plan

What's a D-Plan?

    • FallOn campus

      Favorite Class: SPAN 20: Writing and Reading

      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!

    • WinterOn campus

      Favorite Class: THEA 10.68: Staging Rebellion

      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.

    • SpringOn campus

      Favorite Class: NAS 30.25: Intro Indigenous Languages

      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.

    • FallMadrid, Spain

      Favorite Class: SPAN 36: Urban Identities

      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!

    • WinterOn campus

      Favorite Class: NAIS42: Gender Topics in Native American Life

      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!

    • SpringOn campus

      Favorite Class: NAIS 30.26 Indigenous Geographies

      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.

    • FallOn campus

      Favorite Class: SPAN43.07: Spooky Spain

      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.

    • WinterNew Zealand & Cook Islands

      Favorite Class: LING54: Foreign Study in Linguistics

      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.

    • SpringOn campus

      Favorite Class: SPAN50.06: Framing Gender and Ecology

      Before this class, I had no idea what visual and cultural studies actually encompassed. Every chat with Prof. Broner opened my eyes to a different analysis or method for interpreting literature, and for that, I feel truly lucky! We got to discuss films made by Indigenous women from all over Latin America, exposing the class to distinct ways of interacting with and stewarding the environment.

What to consider when applying as an International Student!

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These are some of my takes on what to consider as an international student at Dartmouth!

  1. No. 1

    Visa, consulates, interviews, documents…

    Antonio's view from the airplane

    Personally, dealing with visa applications is one of the things I like the least in the world. Don't you sometimes just wish you could go places, travel around, without worrying about whether you will be granted entry to a country?

    Because I applied for my student visa during the pandemic, it was hard to schedule an appointment at any of the still-open consulates. Luckily, I was living in Canada at the time and managed to get my visa at the Vancouver consulate. The process can look complicated, but the feeling of walking away from that interview room having your application approved is one of the most rewarding experiences

  2. No. 2

    Language barrier

    Antonio's computer and notes from class

    If the place you call home is not an English-speaking country, it is important to consider how you will interact with others and with the environment. I always find myself glitching to remember how to say certain words or worrying about how much my sense humour is lost in translation. Nonetheless, I strongly believe this to be a question of having the correct mindset. Living in an anglophone environment pushes you to learn not only the language, but a whole other humour and culture. So, be on top of your English skills and get ready to be challenged!

  3. No. 3

    Missing home!

    Dartmouth Brazilian Society

    Lastly, it is important to know that home-sickness is a real thing. I have a history of underestimating how much I miss home, my family, my friends, and, specially, my dog. But, as with anything else, there are many ways to overcome this. I like to watch Brazilian films and listen to my mom's playlists on Spotify – but that might just be me. It is also super helpful to call home whenever you can, and make friends who share this part of your identity with you. I really cannot describe how much having the Dartmouth Brazilian Society by my side has been helpful, for example.

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