Hello all. My name is Eric Lonergan. I am a 5th year senior and I am an English major and Japanese minor. I spent last year in Seoul, South Korea for fall 2005 and Spring 2006. Once I graduate I am moving to Yokohama, Japan to teach English as a foreign langauge. I am a huge Radiohead fan and other music in general. I play guitar and I think yoga is amazing. I am looking to excel this semester and leave college with at least a 3.0, no a hard think to do but I will. but yeah, thats it. I'm looking forward to this semester and hope we all do great this semester. I 'm taking this class because I think that Paul Martin is the man. thats it
peace

eric

I'm Molly, from Western Mass (a little town outside Springfield called East Longmeadow). I'm an English major, Spanish minor. I took this course because I don't know very much about the topic, I've had Paul as a professor before and loved the course, and it fills distrib. requirements!

Hi I am Liz Bearese, a Junior here at UVM. I am majoring in english, minoring in political science. I am from Albany, New York. What really inspired me to take this class was the previous class I had taken with Professor Martin last semester, Canadian Lit 180. I had not known much about Canadian society and such, only having ventured to Montreal on weekends because I wasn't, and am still, sadly not 21. Reading and writing about literature written by Canadian authors was interesting to me because I related so much to topics that you wouldn't think one could relate to easily, and that made me more apt to indulge in the books. I drew a lot of similarities between social patterns in Canada and the U.S. I liked the books chosen for Paul's other class almost a little too much, so I have a lot of faith in the literature for this class.

Hello everyone, I'm Tom, I'm from Clinton Corners, NY, I think I'm about five feet ten inches high, and I'm an English major. I've gone through, I think, maybe three or four nearly identical pairs of plain brown shoes since maybe sixth grade. I play the banjo and hang around and play hackey sack.

I took Canadian Lit last semester and thought it was a good time, so I decided I would take this one as well.

Right on!

I'm Molly (Kienzler not Malone..) from a little town in Western Mass called East longmeadow (bordering Springfield). My major is English, and I am taking this course because I know little about the authors and would like to know more about this subject.. and I had Paul for a professor already and loved the class.

Hi, I'm Dan. We all met in class on Wednesday, but if anyone forgot my fascinating story, I'm from Philadelphia, an English major, and in my second year at UVM.

hi. My name is Tom. I'm from Mass, though I have been living in VT for the past four years. I recently started attending college again. I am a senior(though I have a whole year and a half left), and an English major/anthro minor. I took this course because I am interested in indigenous writing. the reaction of indigenous writers to colonialism and persistent racism and social inequities always creates intersting literature. While I am familiar with North American indigenous struggles, I know little about canadian indigienous culture. Hopefully this course will prove enlightenning

Hey everyone, I'm Rachel. My family just moved to Danvers Mass. (outside Boston) about a year ago, so even though I don't get there that much, I suppose it's technically home for me. I'm a senior with an English/Latin double major, and I plan on fully utilizing the degree I've worked so hard for by becoming a pastry chef (I start at New England Culinary in June). I took this class because I was given a glowing review of Paul as a most awesome professor, and it got me out of a Greek class. That's about it!

Hey i am Joshua Christensen and i am from hollis, maine which probably no one has heard of. i am juniorish here at uvm and i am a history major, english minor but am looking to go on after undergrad and teach high school. Maybe i will get my masters right after or maybe i will just get my teaching certificate, i am not sure yet.i took this class because i originally thought it was about local vermont writers but was psyched to see it's actually about Native writers which is cool because last semester i took Native American Lit with Williamson and really enjoyed it. i look forward to this class and hope to learn a lot and meet some good people.

Hi, I'm Matt. I'm a sophomore from Vermont and I am an English major. I have a habit of sitting in the back corner of all my classes, so sometimes, I'm not all that noticable.

Hey there! My name is Dave Potter and I am from Meredith, New Hampshire. I am a senior and major in history (minor in English). Due to the recommendations of a few of my friends, I decided to take a Paul Martin class. Combined with the fact that I know little about Canadian history, much less its literature, I am excited to jump into the world of canadian academia.

Hi, I'm Calla (named after a cartoon character). I just joined the class so I missed all the awkward introductions the first day. I'm a freshman and I'm from the seacoast area of New Hampshire, also known as practically Massachusetts. I'm an English major with an undecided major/minor. I've taken two classes with Paul already. I like the reading he chooses.

Hello! My name is Liz and I am from Newport, RI. This is my fourth year in Burlington and last semester at UVM (if I pass all my courses). I am an English minor and Anthropology major. I love my life here in Burlington and I am sure I will love this class.

Hi, my name is Chris Palmer and I'm from New Jersey. I'm currently a freshman at UVM and have yet to decide what to major or minor in. I took a class taught by Paul last semester and found it to be rather enjoyable so I decided to sign up for another go round.

Hey, my name is Jill. I'm a sophomore from central New Jersey and I'm an English major. I signed up for this class partially because the subject matter is new to me, partially because I heard Paul Martin is a really cool guy, and it doesn't hurt that it also fulfills a requirement.

Greetings class, my name's Ben(jamin) and I am a Mass boy, from the North Shore near Gloucester, I'm an unofficial senior and English major hoping to be a travel journalist when I grow up. I picked this class on a whim and am enjoying it thus far, hope everyone is having a good new year, see you at school.

Ahh...looks like I forgot to introduce myself. I was introduced in class, but, and I'm sorry, Nate, but it was a poor introduction, because I was really hoping you'd throw in the bit about how I don't like mayonnaise. I think that's pretty important. Aside from that, I SUPPOSE you're thinking that you'd be interested in hearing about my hometown and my major, but then I would start to tell you, and you'd lose interest pretty quick. This is because I come from a small town on the Rhode Island border of MA called Blackstone, and we have a White Hen Pantry, a no-name gas station, and a Park 'N Shop, the neon S of which has burned out. Also, I'm an english major LIKE THE REST OF THE WORLD. In all honesty, I took this course because the other one that I wanted had filled up, but I heard great things about Paul, so I signed up. It also fits a category requirement...blah blah. I didn't realize it would be about Canadian First Nations, but whatever- SURPRISE! It all seems pretty interesting. Plus, I know next to nothing about the topic, so that's always fun.

Hello all. My name's Dave, I'm from the city of Boston, (right down the street from the house where Sylvia Plath was born, and only like 5 miles from the mental hospital where she eventually recieved shock therapy...hooray!). I'm an english major, and I'll be graduating in December of this year. I'm taking this class because I am almost painfully French-Canadian, but I know almost nothing about the native peoples who were there first.

Welp.

Hi there (sorry this is so late...). I'm Alysa, a senior English major here. I took Paul's regular Canadian lit course last year and particularly loved Eden Robinson's Monkey Beach, so I was excited to take a class focusing on First Nations writing. Otherwise, I'm hoping to ultimately get my PhD at the University of Toronto, so I'd also like to have some general knowledge about all aspects of Canadian culture, including that of its native inhabitants.

Hi my name is Alanna. I'm from Cape Cod, MA. I'm a senior, majoring in Public Communication in the school of Community Development and Applied Economics and minoring in English and Community and International Development. I'm taking this class because, I took Canadian Literature with Professor Martin in my junior year, and I really enjoyed him as a professor and the material we read and discussed in that course.

Hello, my name is Erin and I'm a Sociology/French double major at UVM. I'm from Rutland, VT, but my family moved to Burlington a few years ago so now I pretty much never leave Burlington. I'm a first semester Senior, and therefore plan to graduate in December. I took english 180 last semester and felt it kept me sane amid soc and french courses, and the craziness of everyday life. I'm really excited to be introduced to first nations canadian writing.

Hi, I'm Erin Smith. I recently lost my internet at my house so this is a late entry. I think I broke my thumb snowboarding yesterday. I am a middle level education major focusing on English and Science (geology) and I love to snowboard and to read.

Hi my name is Andrea Connors. I am a Junior and a Political Science major & English minor. I am from Southborough, MA. I enrolled in 182 to learn about Canadian literature. I believe this class will be interesting & different from those I have taken so far. The class seems like it will be great!

Hey everyone. Sorry to be horribly tardy. My name is Meredyth, and I"m from Ripton Vermont (tiny little mountain town outside of Middlebury). I'm a Sociology major and an English minor. I'm taking this course because I happened to need one more 100-level English and I needed it to meet sometime after four pm. Perfect! Oh, and I also think it will be really interesting. Naturally.

Hi, my name is Amanda, I am a Political Science major with an English minor. I've always lived in central Vermont, and I come from a family of 5. In the past I have taken three hour courses and I really enjoy them, especially because they occur only once a week! I was browsing through the different three hour courses and this one looks like an interesting option!

hey im laura. im from rhode island. im a double major in canadian history and something else. i took paul's tap class canadian culture last semester and i wrote a research paper on first nations peoples for my geography class so i know a bit on the subject. i like to play volleyball and i write for the Cynic.

Hello, my name is Matt Hannon and I am an environmental studies major, english minor here at UVM. I'm from Connecticut but all of my family lives in Montreal or Toronto, with the exception of one set of cousins who live here in Burlington. I'm on the club soccer team and am an avid snowboarder. I'm looking forward to this semester, I've heard great things about Paul as well as this subject!

Hey Im Alison Daggett..Im from Colorado, am a sophomore and english major. I also took this class because of recommendations from friends, and because I don't really know much about Canada so it seemed like it was time to broaden the horizons.

Hiya. My name is Chinh and I'm a freshman from Saint Louis Park, Minnesota. For those of you who do not know where Minnesota is it's the vast parcel of land that surrounds the Mall of America. I'm a History Major with a focus on Latin American studies and a possbile double major in Sociology. Um. I like cartoons, books by David Sedaris, video games, and any chocolate and peanut-butter combination. I joined the class late (after Calla)but am looking forward to it.

my name's Jeremy, I'm a senior, Psych major / English minor, apparently I could have easily qualified for a double major had I paid a little more attention. ADVICE TO UNDERCLASSMEN: don't wait until the spring semester of your junior year to speak to your advisor. I'm from Massachusetts. I originally signed up for this class because I needed another 100 level English and it fit nicely into my schedule, glad I picked this one because it has shown to be an interesting class.

I too enjoy music and the Guitar