Tomorrow I am apparently going to Wales....Cardiff to be specific.
I got a phone call last night asking if I wanted to go...and now I am.
How spontaneous.
The only downsides are that I'm missing the fresher's fair at University of London Union, which I wanted to go to so I could sign up for the Harry Potter Society (no joke, it exists. It's maybe the coolest society I've ever heard of), and we're leaving at 1pm, which is when my class gets out so I have to bring me suitcase to class....
That won't be awkward at all "Hi, I've never met any of you before, please judge me horribly for bringing a suitcase to class."
Classes have been going well, it's nice that I don't feel like I'm too horribly far behind in any of them....except Costume Dramas, since I've never taken a costume class before and it seems like maybe a lot of the other students have.
But whatever, it will be okay.
Also, can we talk about how much reading there is to do?
It's definitely significantly more than is assigned in the states. But at the same time, you only have class once a week, so even though the reading is horrible and boring, you can spread it out over an entire week.
I'm still trying to figure out my schedule for next semester.
I handed in my slip of paper to officially register for classes today to Harry, the study abroad advisor here, and he said that I have two weeks to figure out what other classes I'm taking next semester because that's when they start registering Semester 2 study abroad students and then every class really will be full.
But I had been wanting to take film classes and EVERY SINGLE ONE is completely full.
I'm hoping that maybe some history, english, and theater classes are open, but those are 3 of the most popular departments so it's unlikely.
I've been plagued by a horrible thought lately: What if I end up having to reigster for an economics class? Or a science class? Or a math class?
That would be horrible, studying abroad is suppose to be a fun experience--I shouldn't have to take courses that cause me so much pain.
I have been looking into taking a Beginner's Spanish class though. I figure it will be useful and not too hard, since it's meant for people who know NOTHING about Spanish...and it only meets once a week, which is nice.
I don't know, it could be the least horrifying of my options.
Today I plan on sending out tons of emails to figure out which classes are open for next semester and hopefully some things will then be sorted out.
5 comments:
Welsh, now there's a language you should learn. All those dd's and ff's if you get a chance find some kind of native welsh speaking event. Welsh is (IMHO) the banjo of languages.
Have a great time.
wow! I can't say I've EVER gotten a call asking me to go to Wales the next day...have fun!
Wales?! Mom is always the last to know....Have a great time!! Who are you going with? ...and remember, just because a class is full doesn't mean you can't still get in.....~Mom
i just laughed out loud at the suitcase introduction.
Dude. DUDE. If someone walked into one of MY classes with a suitcase, I'd think she was AWESOME. The crazy kind of awesome, perhaps, but that's my favourite (to use the British spelling) kind.
I hope you're able to take some English and film classes! If not, though, Spanish would be useful.
Enjoy Wales!
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