So all is well here in Denmark. I am truly adjusting to my new life here. Getting the hang of everything-- including those complicated danish washing machines. I am also getting comfortable at the the grocery store, I no longer bring my dictionary with me & don't have an enormous question mark all over my face:)
I began school a few weeks ago, the school system is radically different than America's. To begin, each course doesn't have regular homework assignments and exams. Each course has one exam that is given at the end of the semester & it works like this: the 'exam' is 20 minutes long. You present yourself in front of a board of professors. The first 10 minutes, you defend the 6,000 word essay we've been asked to write. The last 10 minutes is an oral exam-- the professors can ask you any question, from any text read throughout the semester or topic debated in class (making attendance vital.) I have a unique opportunity to take graduate courses here, while still being an undergraduate. I am taking three courses (the maximum load): (1.) Democratic Deficits & Dissatisfaction With Politics. (2.) The EU After The Libson Treaty. (3.) Political & Global Economy.
I only have 6 hours of lecture a week-- Tuesdays and Thursdays, two hours for each course. Which leaves makes my weeks pretty flexible :) The fine print (as there generally is) is the 15-20 hours of required reading each week.
Anyways, i'd like to show you all my apartment!
So, each Friday at school every department hosts a 'Friday Bar'. Everyone closes there books (around 3:00) and heads down to pub. And yes, each department has their own bar. This past Friday the school hosted a department wide Friday Bar, which included music & sports from 10 AM to 10 PM (the Dane's really don't know normal drinking hours over here.) Here's some pictures from the event:
Friends from The Netherlands, Austria, Australia, and New Zealand.
My roommate Alex from New Zealand :)
Hope all is well in the States!
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