FABIANO TAKASHI ROCHA

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FABIANO TAKASHI ROCHA

• LIBR 500
• FOUNDATIONS OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

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The Beginning of My Journey!

• I was born and
• brought up
• in Brazil
• The land of soccer,
• coffee and samba!

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The painful truth is

• I cant dance samba
• I prefer drinking tea to coffee
• And soccer is just NOT my thing

Still my heart is Brazilian J
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What do we learn from this?

• Do not ever believe in stereotypes!

hahaha!!
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About eleven years ago,
Dad and mom decided to experience a new life
somewhere far away
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And so we moved

• To Japan!!

Mom me
Dad
and brother hidden in the closet
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There I started learning about
Its language and its people
Japans history, its art
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I learned even more things about Japan

• after coming to
• CANADA

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Where did I learn?

• Asian Library became my favourite place _at_UBC for
  the past two years

Right here!
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Asian Library also became
My stepping stone for
SLAIS
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Here I am now

• and looking forward to what comes next

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And my journey
to be continued...