Aritz Regoyo

I was born in Bilbao, but my family was from León where I spent all my summers. Whenever I was in León I always wanted to visit the city's cathedral because it is one of the most beautiful in the world. For that reason, when I had to decide my career, I decided to study art history at the University of the Basque Country. During my studies I specialized in iconographic analysis under the guidance of Professor Jesús María González de Zárate, who taught me that the smallest details hidden in an image can change the way it is read. Subsequently, I attended the University of Deusto where I did a master's degree in teaching in secondary education. Here a professor told me about the possibility of continuing my studies in the United States. This idea amazed me and I decided to give it a try. Finally I was accepted first at Illinois State University, where I studied for a year until I transferred to UIUC. Here at Urbana, I completed a master's degree in Spanish and now I am finishing my Ph.D. in Spanish literature.