Hi guys! The name's Tulio (yes, like the guy from Rio) Huggins, and I am a '23! I am from the beautiful state of Pennsylvania, where I have lived for the past couple of years. I am double majoring in History and English with a concentration in Creative Writing. In my free time, I love to hang out with friends at Dartmouth Apologia, my fraternity, and in Aquinas House! Feel free to ask any questions you might have. I hope that you all have a blessed day!
Academic Program
History & English with Concentration in Creative Writing
Favorite Thing Right Now
Hanging out with my fraternity brothers and hanging out in Aquinas House!
This history class is dedicated to investigating the history behind current events. In this term, we looked at the history behind immigration, Silicon Valley, and affirmative action. And in the final weeks of the term, we were able to choose what we wanted to learn about, and we chose to look at the history of impeachment. It is a very cool class with great class discussions. I would highly recommend!
COSC 1 is an intro to Computer Science course. I had never taken a CS course, so learning the new Python language was definitely tough! Even so, I learned so much about how to code, and the help provided by TAs and the professors is invaluable in this course!
This was the first class I ever took in the African and African American Studies and Religion Department. It opened my eyes to the various ways African Americans in the Jim Crow era survived when the world was stacked up against them. I would highly recommend!
An interesting class where we focused on the spread of literature during this time period. Also one of my smallest classes; only five other classmates!
This class was a creative writing class, and it gave me a lot of insight into what I as an author should want my readers to do when they confront the piece. It was an amazing class, and it was so cool to be able to take it in London!
My desire to learn about religion and history was thoroughly fulfilled in this class, where we looked at the various Christian conversions in different European areas. I learned a lot, and I really loved the prof's lectures!
SpringOn-Campus
I'm not taking any classes this term! Instead, I am doing a fellowship through the Leslie Center for Humanities, where I am writing an interconnected short story collection set in an evangelical church youth group.
This was my senior seminar for my history class, and we learned about the many Native American treaties that occurred for the centuries of US-Indigenous interaction
The start of this term is looking a little different. Instead of getting ready to start classes up at Dartmouth, with all the new 25s, I am back home in Pennsylvania. That is because, in a couple of days, I will be flying to England to start my Foreign Study Program(FSP) at Queen Mary University London, studying English and Creative Writing. I will be staying there till December, where I will live with other Dartmouth students, some on my English/Creative Writing program and some who are doing others, such as Government or History.
It has definitely been weird seeing all of my friends back on campus conduct start-of-the-year activities; they catch up with friends, meet the new '25s, and figure out where their classes are(especially since 98 percent of classes are now in-person). But I am really excited to do my own start-of-the-year activities, like taking the Tube to my school, going to a pub with my friends, and taking in the historic London as the weather turns brisk.
I think the cultural differences will be interesting to navigate. Of course, there are a lot of similarities between the UK and the United States. However, the college system varies widely between the two, especially on things that I am used to at Dartmouth. For instance, many students commute to schools in the UK, sometimes by driving or taking the train. I'm used to rolling out of bed and skateboarding to my class on the north side of campus, so catching a train for my classes is going to be an experience. Not only that, but the classes do not meet that often throughout the week. Back at Dartmouth, classes will meet often either two or three times a week. In the UK, classes will sometimes meet for less.
Even though I will experience some differences in the country I will be staying in, I am excited for the experiences I will have. I can't wait to see a show at the West End, meet some world-class professors at QMUL, and grow close with the people on my program!
At Dartmouth, there is an undergraduate requirement for language; after all, it is the liberal arts! Fulfilling this requirement looks different for various people and I will focus on my experience.
This past interim, I was part of an interfaith group that traveled to Washington DC! Houses of worship were a huge part of the trip and we were fortunate to have some wonderful tours and conversations.
Bonjour! It has been a while since you've heard from me, but I was indeed on a Language Study Abroad (LSA) program in southern France (Toulouse) for the winter term. Here are my reflections on being back!
I spent the past three months in New Zealand and the Cook Islands as part of Dartmouth's Linguistics Foreign Study Program (FSP). Come see what I made of this experience!
