Classes

This week began classes at the English college here. I only have one class Tuesdays, so most of my week was pretty calm. I love my history class (it meets Tuesdays and Thursdays). The professor is half German, with a German mom and an American father. He looks kind of like Vizzini from The Princess Bride, you know, the guy who says, "Inconceivable!" all the time? He's a little taller than Vizinni, and much much nicer, but the resemblance is kind of there! I really like the professor, and I think the course is going to be interesting.

For some reason, I was a little nervous about in intercultural communication class, especially when I walked up to the room, saw no one I knew, and watched what seemed like 100s of international students come in. Actually, there were 32 people there today (one of the biggest classes I've ever been in!), but not all of them are in the class. And there were a number of Americans there as well, including a nice girl from Tennessee! She made a comment in class about being from the southeast. Afterwards, I went up to her and asked where she was from. Loved getting to talk to another Southern girl! I knew we'd be friends when she said how all the other people on her trip were Yankees AND when she said she couldn't believe she was going to be missing football. That's how you know a true Southerner.

Anyway, back to the class. I LOVED it. Its not really about communication at all but about cultures and what defines them and all of this really interesting stuff. I love the professor - he is so funny. And he told us how he doesn't really have a lecture schedule because he wants to follow where the class discussion leads. I love that! The discussion today was really cool because there were so many perspectives from around the world. We for sure had Romania, the UK, Germany, and Slovakia represented. I loved it. Its going to be a toss up which class I like more.

And our Furman class is...well, a Furman class. Lots of reading and writing. But its nice to be with all Americans sometimes, and Dr. Nelsen is great!

Paris this weekend! I'm so excited! :)