Hey everyone! I hope all is well, I had a good experience sitting down to read this week's reading of I, Rigoberta Menchú. Despite the fact that what Rigoberta Menchú revealed was rather heartbreaking, the story was presented in a way that was easy to understand while still being interesting. There are moments in life when we realize that, in comparison to other people's situations, all of the challenges and "suffering" we face are little. For example, I have grumbled about how "difficult" my life is since I attend UBC and only make the minimum wage, which is insufficient to cover my tuition and the $1800 rent on my lovely apartment. But then I read this novel. I started to see that perhaps all of my hard times weren't as difficult as I had previously believed. The book "I, Rigoberta Menchu" was very eye-opening and caused me to reconsider my viewpoints. It touches on issues including racial inequity, exploitation, violence, and more...