First day of class… 3 things I learned
1. Um
yeah, about this class in Spanish thing. It’s doable, but I’ll have to
concentrate. It’s not like classes in English where my mind can wonder off and
when I come back I catch right up. Here if my mind wanders, then I’m just lost
for a good while.
2.0 The
rest of the world is kicking our butt in education. Several of our cases are
about U.S. companies. All the students in my class speak English (some may
speak a 3rd language too). The European exchange students pretty
much speak 3 languages (their native language, Spanish & English). How many
languages does the average American speak- 1. How much do we know in general
about major companies in other countries? How often do we study them in detail?
Not much. This is why the rest of the world is catching up and in some cases
passing us.
2 2.5 We
have snacks at school. This is the best thing ever. We left the classroom for a
break (it’s a 3 hour class) and what do we find—tea sandwiches, cereal w/
yogurt (kinda weird but whatevs), coffee & tea…and a dessert tray. So much
for my new philosophy of 1 pastry/sweet thing per day. Yup, that just went out
the window.
3.0 The goodness of people. I was saved
from going to a subway that would’ve been closed when I got there. Thank the
Lord. That would’ve have not been a good thing. Instead I walked to the bus
with 3 other exchange students, who I became friends with tonight. It was great
to make some friends and talk about things we want to do around town together.
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