My classes began last week, and I must say, are nothing like what I had anticipated. While I'm not exactly sure if our separate and overly-structured study abroad program is representative of the typical college experience in Europe, school here kinda sucks. The courses are fine and seem interesting enough, but the format itself is driving me nuts.
Classes for us are monday through thursday (so we can travel on the weekends?), and are arranged in blocks of fixed time, beginning from 9am, breaking for a lunch hour at 12:45, and ending at 5:30, depending on the classes one is taking. Then take into account the fact that all the classes are in the same building, with the same 200+ english-speaking kids (we're on a separate campus from the locals), and...voila!. It's essentially high school/middle school all over again, except with horrifically long classes (1hr 45min each, with 15 minutes break inbetween).
So basically my days of rolling out of bed, throwing on some sweats (I wear jeans more than twice a week here, how crazy is that?), walking to class, coming back to nap/eat/shower/gym/etc, are over. Though they say life in Europe is far more laid back than in the States, my schooling experience seems to be quite the opposite.
I suppose I can't sue for false advertisement though, seeing as I am "studying", and I am "abroad", so the description still fits.
Oh, and in case you're still wondering, Barcelona hasn't gotten any less amazing.
Adéu!
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Sorry to hear about this. Is this influenced by the number of classes you signed up for, or would it be pretty much the same either way? Is it the same for everybody else, too?
What about homework?
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