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
I was not expecting the sun to go down at 3 PM over here in London, but when I leave the gym in the afternoon, I often come outside to a dark street. But that is something I have gotten used to in the past couple of weeks, as the term winds down on my Dartmouth study abroad program. It's crazy that my friends at Dartmouth have already gone home for the term. I have seen the endless scroll of "21F" posts on Instagram and have seen the club GroupMe's slow down with inactivity. However, I still have two more weeks left in the English Foreign Study Program (FSP) I have been on since September. It has introduced me to the UK, with all its history, culture, and people. For example, I have been exploring the various landmarks and historical areas of London. This week, the study abroad programs were invited to a historic club near Trafalgar Square, which is a prominent square close to Parliament and Westminster. The club, called the Reform Club, was hosting the Dartmouth Dog Day Players, one of the improv groups on campus, and the Dartmouth Alumni Club of the UK, during the Dog Day Players' first international world tour. It was great to see some familiar faces, as well as meet alumni of Dartmouth, especially in a historic setting such as the building we were in.
Looking Dapper for Dog Days!
I have also been able to grow closer to the Dartmouth people on this study abroad, as well as those not on it. One of my friends is doing an exchange in Scotland, and he was able to come down for the weekend to visit and see London. It was great to have him, and I was able to do things I haven't even done during my time here! Also, one of my friends from campus was able to travel to Europe for Winterim, and he is here currently. It is weird because I am supposed to be the "local" in our friendship, as us friends take him to various places that we have often frequented. With the people on the study abroad program, I feel I have gotten closer as well. One of my favorite memories from this term was simply watching the first Twilight film in a common room while eating takeout. The movie was terrible (sorry Twilight fans!) but it was great just to hang out with the people studying here.
Buckingham Palace was a Must See!
It will be bittersweet to leave London. I definitely miss Dartmouth, and I am excited to go back to the states. However, the experiences I have had here will be cherished memories, and it will be hard to leave!
If someone claimed they hitchhiked 600 miles in two days without spending a dime on transportation, would you believe them? You might wonder why anyone would do that. My answer: Dartmouth connections and sustainability.
This past summer, I studied abroad in the Baltic states—Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia—with the government department and Irving Institute. Read on to learn more about my first study abroad experience!
