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Hi! I'm a Biomedical Science Major with an emphasis in Pre-Physical Therapy. I love helping people out and I know that Physical Therapy is a great way to help others and help them work through an injury. I decided to take Latin American Civilization because of my trip to Mexico. Last spring break, I went on a service trip to Mexico and experienced the culture there. I saw some historical parts of Mexico City and served the poor in Mexico, a few days at a dump where people lived, one day at a poor community north of Mexico City, and another day at an orphanage. However, since we were doing service and not really being tourists, I wanted to learn so much more about Mexico's history and culture, and the history and culture of other places in Latin America. I saw the option to take Latin American Civilization on the list of sequences for the Honors College and thought that would be perfect. I find history much more interesting when it has to do with places that we are not familiar with, like Latin America. You are viewing most of what you learn from a much more unbiased point of view and, because you have never learned it before, it’s completely new and fresh in your mind. I’m very happy with my decision to take Latin American Civilization.

 

~Gabbie Redpath