My name is Sophie Hastings and I am currently an undergraduate student at UNC Chapel Hill. I am a Global
Studies major focusing on Latin America and international politics, nation-states, and social movements. I
am double minoring in Korean and Spanish Translation and Interpreting. I enjoy music, singing, Latin dance,
and learning languages. As a part of my time at UNC, I wanted to take advantage of studying abroad and this
spring I will be going to Cali, Colombia to study race, ethnicity, and identity in an Afro-Colombian
context. I am nearly fluent in Spanish and passionate about learning about different cultures and
bilingualism (multilingualism, really). For this website, I hope I can share my experiences during my time
abroad to the student body at UNC and to others who find interest in this website. My goals are to document
my adventures but also demonstrate Colombia’s beauty. I also hope to add future travels onto this site as
well.