Introduction

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    Hello internet! Welcome to the blog where we talk about my thoughts on film and TV history. We will be going over retro, old school all the way up to recent cool kids' films and TV. The plan for this blog is to be fun and creative but also informative. 


A little about the author 

Carli Udovich 2020
    My name is Carli Udovich and I'll be your host in this one-of-a-kind blog!
Some fun facts about me:
  • I am a student at Augustana College in Rock Island IL
  • I play for both women's volleyball and water polo teams. 
  • I am double majoring in biology and kinesiology.
  • My career plan is to become a Physical Therapist and work in Sports medicine.
  • I can't fully bend my right thumb because I smashed a car door on it when I was younger.

































Comments

  1. SBartonArtFilmSeptember 24, 2023 at 12:17 PM

    This is a lovely photo Carli, thank you for sharing some details about your life, which sounds very exciting. Go Augie! Sorry about your thumb, wow, talk about lasting damage~ I look forward to reading your posts all semester.

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